Editing Richard Villiers

'''Richard Villiers''' is a [[Boston]]-born businessman and one of [[Biggest fortunes|world's biggest fortune]] (possibly the second or third richest man in the world, and the richest in the [[UCAS]]). He is described as being in his mid-fifties, a man at the height of his powers. He has black hair and his skin has an olive cast. The only obvious cyberware he sports is a datajack, and he reportedly has a photographic memory. He is a charismatic showman and salesman, and a master strategist, knowing exactly when to spring things on people.

Starting his career as a cost-killer who bought and resold companies after restructuring them, he merged the local Bostonian company [[Matrix Systems]] that he owned and its cyberdeck technology with Japanese giant [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics]] in [[2034]], and oversaw the takeover of [[JRJ International]] by [[Fuchi]] in [[2038]], making the Japanese megacorporation a [[AAA]] and the leader of the emerging [[Matrix industry]]. The feats made him the [[President]]/[[CEO]] of Fuchi, the head of Fuchi Americas division and the owner of a third of Fuchi capital for 25 years. In the late [[2050s]], he organized the divestment and refinancing of Fuchi Americas transferring assets to other parts of his financial empire. In October [[2059]], he merged them, including [[JRJ International]], as [[Novatech]] in which he possess a 65% stake. He left Fuchi management to head [[Novatech]], still occupying the seats of [[President]], [[CEO]] and [[Chairman of the Board]].

Since the Corp War, his machinations were dubbed the "Villiers Maneuver", whereby someone seemingly sabotages his own work only to reveal something stronger and better in its place.

Richard Villiers has two younger brothers, [[Martin Villiers|Martin]], another businessman, and [[Darren Villiers|Darren]], who holds an executive position within [[Novatech]] and a 1% stake. Richard's ex-wife [[Samantha Villiers]] still goes by the name of her former husband and fills the position of [[Executive Vice-President]] of Novatech Seattle (effectively managing all Novatech assets in Asia), also owning 7% of [[Novatech]] capital. Shortly after their marriage in [[2033]], they had a daughter, [[Caroline Tara Villiers]], and seemingly kept a very good relationship, even occasionally dating each other. His closest friend and confidant is his security advisor, [[Miles Lanier]].  He is reportedly a Yankees fan, and owns a 2013 World Series ring.

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===Sourcebooks===
*{{src|bitb}}, 26–27
*{{src|cd}}, 66–74
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*{{src|fr}}, 42–43
*{{srcx|1}} {{src|la}}, 67
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*{{src|rh}}, 42, 78
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*{{src|swa}}, 52, 82, 92
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===Novels===
*[[Source:Psychotrope|Psychotrope]]
*[[Source:Technobabel|Technobabel]]

===Other===
*Steven Ridgemont

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[[Category:Fuchi employees]]
[[Category:People in UCAS]]
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