Richard has been working in the media and advertising industry for more than 30 years, previously recognised by The Drum as one of the 100 most influential people in UK digital advertising. He provides a voice for the online publishing industry through his role as CEO at the AOP, working with major industry bodies, and championing the future of online publishing by driving the AOP’s agenda to tackle key industry issues.

In the last year Richard has been campaigning for better standards and greater differentiators for quality within those standards, improvements to brand safety and the supporting technologies, transparency and accountability, as well as providing collective representation around issues such as privacy and data.

Richard has held senior roles across a variety of sectors including publishing, broadcast, events, digital content, and digital vendor technology businesses.