Richard Francis

Richard Francis has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Richard currently holds the position of VP Global Marketing & Business Development at Foleon, which they started in January 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the VP of Global Marketing at the same company from September 2022 to December 2022.

Before joining Foleon, Richard worked at Exact, where they held various roles. Richard started as a Documentation Specialist for Exact Online in March 2010 and later became a Senior Marketeer for Exact Business Solutions in March 2012. Richard then progressed to positions such as Marketing Manager for Benelux Mid-Market, Marketing Manager for Exact Online, Sales and Marketing Manager for Exact Go, and ultimately served as the Marketing Strategy and Operations Lead from November 2020 to March 2022. Additionally, they briefly held the interim role of Head of Recruitment a.i. from April 2022 to July 2022.

Prior to their time at Exact, Richard was the owner of QualityFinish from 2007 to 2010. Richard also worked as a Duty Manager at Frenzi Group Limited from 2005 to 2006 and as a Business Analyst at Thomson Reuters from 2003 to 2004.

Richard Francis obtained a BSc in Psychology from Swansea University during the period of 2000 to 2003. In 2006, they completed a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) program at the University at Buffalo. From 2015 to 2017, Richard pursued an Executive Master of Marketing at TIAS School for Business and Society. Furthermore, in March 2019, they obtained a certification as a Professional Scrum Master from Scrum.org.