Richard Drake

Richard Drake has over 20 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Richard is currently serving as the EMEA Sales Director for Telco & Utilities at C&R Software, where they are responsible for promoting their collections and recoveries platform. Prior to this, Richard worked as a Regional Sales Manager at Copperleaf Technologies, providing decision analytics to companies managing critical infrastructure. Richard also served as the Practice Lead for Energy & Utilities at FICO™, where they provided enterprise software sales and solutions for risk management and fraud prevention. Richard's experience also includes being the Head of Business Development at OSL Consulting, where they achieved significant sales growth in the gas, LNG, low carbon, and renewable sectors. Richard has also held sales and business development roles at ABB, Emerson Process Management, and Invensys, where they focused on revenue growth, key account management, and product management in various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, utilities, and chemical engineering. Overall, Richard's work experience demonstrates their expertise in sales, business development, and strategic decision-making across multiple industries.

Richard Drake attended Outwood Grange School in Wakefield from 1987 to 1994. During this time, they did not obtain a degree or specialize in any particular field of study. However, they later enrolled at Newcastle University from 1994 to 1998, where they pursued a degree in Chemical Engineering and successfully completed it with a 2.1 classification (BEng 2.1). After their formal education, Richard obtained a certification in the ABB Manager Development Programme from ABB in November 2012.