Richard Cook

Richard Cook has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Richard started their career as a Major in the British Army and served until 2000. In 2000, they joined Lipper Ltd, where they took on various leadership roles including Head of European Data Operations and Head of Global Product Management and Delivery. At Lipper Ltd, they spearheaded the company's expansion into Europe and was responsible for all products and their delivery.

In 2006, Richard joined Citywire as Chief Operating Officer, where they sat on the Board and had overall operational responsibility for the business. Richard also played a key role in shaping the company's strategy and managed the P&L and budgeting process.

In 2011, Richard worked for two companies simultaneously. Richard served as Digital Media Director at TSL Education from January to April and held concurrent positions at Centaur Media Plc. At Centaur Media, they initially served as Digital Operations Director, Legal & Financial Division, from July 2011 to March 2012. Richard then transitioned to the role of Operations Director, Business Publishing, from March 2012 to September 2014.

From 2014 to 2017, Richard worked at the Social Stock Exchange as Chief Operating Officer. Richard held the same role at Proactive starting in September 2017, and there is no specified end date for this role.

Richard Cook's education history is as follows:

From 1995 to 1997, Richard attended Fuehrungs Akademie der Bundeswehr and obtained an MBA in Politico-Military Strategy. Prior to that, from 1994 to 1995, they studied at the University of Westminster and received a BA Hons degree in German. Richard also completed Officer Training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1987 to 1988. Earlier, they pursued a BA Hons degree in Russian at the University of Nottingham from 1982 to 1987. Richard's education started at Framlingham College from 1977 to 1982, but the specific degree and field of study at this institution are not provided.