Richie is a Partner and Director of Property Operations for Childress Klein’s Industrial and Retail Divisions, where he leads property management and accounting for both businesses.

He oversees two property management teams, one for the 20-property, 3-million-square-foot retail portfolio and one for the 13-million-square-foot industrial portfolio. He also directs the accounting managers who handle reporting to ownership, third-party owners, joint venture partners and lenders.

Richie has become a key part of CK’s development program as well. He works alongside the development team from the earliest stages, flagging operational and risk issues during design and supporting CK’s development and financing efforts. He also leads risk management across all properties, including negotiating owner-contractor insurance programs for development projects.

Richie joined CK in 2006 as Assistant Controller after six years at Deloitte & Touche, where he rose to Manager. He became Controller in 2012, Director of Property Operations in 2013 and a partner in 2014. A Certified Public Accountant, he holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Accounting from Appalachian State University.