Over the past 8 years, Richard has overseen the growth of YUDU to see the company become a global leader in digital publishing and a cloud based platform adopted by many of the world’s top blue chip companies.

Richard has been running technology led international businesses for the past 25 years and completed his first private equity MBO in 2001, returning a 3x and a 67% IRR to shareholders.

Until deciding to take on the CEO role at YUDU, Richard was for 6 years an Operating Partner with Duke Street Capital, Chairman of Xafinity Holdings Ltd, President of the Supervisory Board of Navimo S.A. and Chairman of Deloro Stellite Ltd.

Richard is a passionate believer that the publishing industry can adapt and strengthen in this new digital climate and has a clear mission to ensure YUDU plays a valuable part in this transition.