Richard has worked at Guardian News & Media for 21 years and in that time has overseen some groundbreaking marketing initiatives including the launch of the Guardian's Subscriber scheme, the "3 little pigs" commercial which aired in 2012 to great acclaim, Glastonbury sponsorship and a multitude of Digital product launches and newspaper redesigns.

In his recent role as Publishing Director Richard led the Guardian & Observer's transformation into tabloid shaped newspapers.

In 2018 he was promoted to Managing Director of Consumer Revenues & Publishing, leading on GNM's digital subscriptions, newspaper strategy, e-commerce, and live events.