RICHARD HORWOOD
EXPERIENCE
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Currently Chief Operating Officer of Electric Guitar PLC (LSE: ELEG), the provider of first-party data solutions for the marketing and advertising industry.
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Created an online video business from scratch.
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Built and ran a £20 million TV division for a major newspaper company.
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Bought a software and telecoms management business as it was being closed. Then refinanced and restructured it, and turned it into a world leader in its field.
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Rescued, refinanced and reorganised a TV production company.
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Lived - and ran businesses - on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Led high profile bids for Public Service Broadcaster TV franchises, dealing with leading politicians, regulators and pundits.
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Chaired the Boards of a range of businesses, as both an executive and a non-executive director.
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Worked closely and effectively with some of the most forceful people in British media.
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Started out as a corporate, commercial and conveyancing solicitor, and then an investment bank corporate financier.
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Wrote a book and presentations for the CBI on corporate strategy.
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Dealt with local authorities as Chair of a medical charity and of a neighbourhood planning forum.