Richard Bell

Richard Bell has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Richard is currently serving as the Sales and Business Development Director at Sheffield Forgemasters. Prior to this, Richard worked at British Steel where they held various roles, including Deputy Chief Marketing Officer and Sales and Marketing Director for the Rail division. Richard also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Railway Industry Association. Richard has experience working internationally, having held positions at Longs Steel Singapore PTE and Tata Steel in Europe. At Tata Steel, Richard held the positions of Sales and Marketing Director for the Rail division and Sales and Marketing Director for the Energy and Power sector. Richard was also responsible for the commercial restructuring of the business. Before joining Tata Steel, Richard worked at BSR Pipeline Services Limited, Tata Steel Speciality Service Centre Suzhou Co., Ltd, Corus, and Kingspan plc in various managerial roles.

Richard Bell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester from 1984 to 1987. Richard then pursued a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management at Loughborough University from 1998 to 2000. Richard further advanced their education by completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School from 1998 to 2002. To enhance their professional qualifications, they also undertook professional Accountancy exams with CIMA from 2004 to 2007.