After graduating from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, Richard worked for 10 years at BMP ‘the home of account planning.’
He joined M&C Saatchi in 1996 and was appointed Planning Director in 1998.
In 2005, Richard was promoted to Chief Strategy Officer. As a testament to his success, Richard recently won 2 IPA Effectiveness Awards and has more APG Awards than any planner in the UK.










