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Richard Williams

Richard Williams

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Non Executive Director

  • Education

    • Tettenhall College

      1985 - 1990

    • University of Exeter

      1990 - 1993
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Accounting First class

  • Experience

    • Coopers & Lybrand

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1996
      Audit Supervisor

    • The Walt Disney Company

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
      Senior Financial Analyst

    • ITV Digital

      Jan 1999 - Jan 1999
      Corporate Planning Manager

    • Telewest Communications

      Jan 1999 - Mar 2006
      Head of Investor Relations

    • Virgin Media

      Jun 1999 - Jun 2013
      Investor Relations Director

      Virgin Media is a £4bn revenue UK cable company that provides consumers with broadband, TV, mobile and home phone services alongside data connectivity services to businesses. It was created through the merger of NTL and Telewest in 2006 followed by the acquisition of Virgin Mobile. It was listed on Nasdaq and LSE and was acquired by Liberty Global in 2013 for £16bn. It had annual EBITDA of c£1.7bn and FCF of c£470m when acquired.

    • NTL Inc.

      Mar 2006 - Feb 2007
      Investor Relations Director

    • Altice Group

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Investor Relations Director

      Altice is a large multinational telecommunications company providing fixed-line services, mainly over cable (pay television, superfast broadband and telephony) and mobile telephony services to residential and corporate customers.Altice floated in Jan-14 on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, and its share price more than doubled in 2014. Altice had proforma annualised revenue of over £11bn with EBITDA of over £4bn in 2014. Altice had an equity market capitalisation of c£12bn with net debt of c£15bn as at Jan-15. Show less

    • Makepositive

      Oct 2015 - Mar 2021
      Non Executive Director

      We sold Make Positive to Sabio Group in Mar-21 crystallising significant value creation for shareholders.Make Positive is a multi-award winning Platinum Salesforce consulting partner.

    • Instinct Digital

      Oct 2015 - Jun 2024
      Non Executive Director

      Instinct Studios is a fintech digital investment communication platform that helps its large financial institution clients create smarter digital customer experiences. Our clients include Schroders, River and Mercantile, Architas, Lion Trust and Columbia Threadneedle.

    • Zegona Communications plc

      Nov 2015 - now
      Non Executive Director

      Zegona acquires businesses in the European Telecommunications, Media and Technology (‘‘TMT’’) sector with a ‘Buy-Fix-Sell’ strategy to deliver attractive shareholder returns. Zegona pursued this strategy in the Spanish Telecommunications market and exited with the sale of its Euskaltel stake for £370m and strong returns for shareholders. More recently, Zegona has agreed to buy Vodafone Spain for €5bn. Zegona is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

    • GOBSMACK LIMITED

      Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
      Non Executive Director

      Gobsmack developed a SaaS based rewards and loyalty platform to assist large brand focused companies such as Royal Sun Alliance and Admiral Insurance to improve retention and rewards in various markets.

    • Intelligere

      Mar 2018 - Sept 2020
      Chairman

      IT Services business specialising in the design and delivery of end user computing solutions.

    • Datamaran

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2020
      Non Executive Director

      Datamaran is a SAAS-based platform that allows users to more effectively identify, assess, manage and monitor Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) risks.

    • Clipper Automotive

      Mar 2022 - now
      Chairman

      Clipper Automotive upcycles vehicles to fully electric and emission-free, starting with the iconic London black cab and then moving to other vehicle types.The world needs to decarbonise, but new electric vehicles are expensive and have a high embedded carbon footprint. We can cut 130,000 tons of CO2 emissions pa from UK streets within five years just by focusing on black cabs. Clipper has invented technology to convert vehicles quickly and cost effectively to EVs, at scale, for a tiny carbon footprint. Show less

    • SaleLogic Ltd

      Jan 2023 - now
      Director

    • Envolve Tech

      Sept 2023 - now
      Non Executive Director

      Envolve is a fast-growing tech company that offers an award winning performance based chatbot application - a “Virtual Shopping Assistant”. This uses the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to support customer conversations 24/7, answering FAQs and most importantly spotting sales opportunities and converting sales.

    • Citizens Advice Elmbridge (West)

      Dec 2023 - now
      Board Trustee

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Accountant

      ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs
      Jan 1996