Richard has more than 15 years of experience across B2B and B2C marketing. An award-winning marketing leader, he currently heads up a team of more than 80 marketers across brand, content, commercial marketing, PR and digital.

His team supports a 21-event portfolio which delivered $250 million in revenue and one million attendees in 2025, including more than 100,000 international business visitors spanning investors, entrepreneurs, government delegations and Fortune 500 leaders. 

Richard joined Informa PLC launching large-scale events in Saudi Arabia and now serves on the senior management team that established Tahaluf with EIF, SAFCSP and SELA.