Aleta Richards Biography and Net Worth

Aleta W. Richards, age 59, was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2023. Dr. Richards was appointed President of Crane Currency in October 2024, located in Alpharetta, Georgia. She is charged with defining and executing the growth strategy, accelerating innovation and leveraging the Crane Business System to drive continuous improvement as a leading integrated supplier of secure, well-designed banknotes for central banks around the world. Prior to this role, from July 2021 to September 2024, Dr. Richards was the Executive Vice President, Global Head of Specialty Films for Covestro Deutschland AG located in Dormagen, Germany, leading the specialty films business with full income statement responsibility. She also served as the Senior Vice President sales and market development – Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties North America from February 2018 to June 2021 and Vice President, Regional Product Management for APAC, polycarbonates (located in Shanghai, China) and Vice President Regional Product Management for NAFTA, polycarbonates from July 2014 to January 2018. She also held several executive positions with Bayer Corporation including: Vice President of HR Services, Vice President of Global Key Accounts and Strategic Marketing for Coatings as well as a number of key management and professional positions. Dr. Richards also served as a director on the board of Crime Science Technology, a European company that develops and markets security features for identity documents and banknotes. Dr. Richards has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from the Katz School, University of Pittsburgh and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business, Georgia State University.