About Richard Keogh
Professional Summary:
Commercial Director of TMDR, Richard has been in online media, publishing and exhibitions for 21 years and most recently with Trinity Mirror for 10 years.
Spanning its on-line ,magazines and exhibition divisions. Richard has had full strategic input into the direction and shape of these businesses, rebuilding the magazines and exhibitions division to show a 31% profit increase over a two-year period and restructuring the acquired digital recruitment operation into profit.
Richard is a specialist in situations that require 'turnaround' or which are seen as challenging or problematic. As a strong commercial deal maker he leads from the front successfully dealing with a wide range of organisations to generate significant and effective commercial partnerships.
Professional Experience:
Company: Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment Role: Commercial Director April 2006 - present
Director of this Web recruitment company, part of the Trinity Mirror Group. Responsible for generating £14m revenue across eight leading ‘Job Board' brands, responsible for a staff of 60.
Company: Inside Communications Ltd & Trinity Publications Ltd Role: Group Sales & Event Director 2004 - April 2006 Sales Director 2000 - 2003
Director of this magazine & publishing company, part of the Trinity Mirror Group. Responsible for generating £31.8m revenue across 27 publishing, web and event products spread across consumer, public sector and business to business audiences, responsible for a staff of 90.
Company: Communications International Group Role: Group Publisher July 1998 - Feb 2000
Publisher of a range of business to business pharmaceutical, health & beauty magazines within this specialist firm responsible for 15 staff
Company: Quantum Publishing Role: Publisher April 1997 - July 1998 Ad Manager July 1996- April 1997
Joined the company as Ad Manager of its Club & Night Club publication, then promoted to Publisher, managing 6 people
Company: Haymarket Publishing Role: Ad Manager What Hi-Fi March 1997 Various roles starting in 1989
Joined the company as a junior sales executive and worked through to senior sales management
Education:
1985 to 89 Plymouth University B.Eng. (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.1
1981 to 83 Mid Cornwall College of Further Education TEC Diploma - Electrical Engineering
1980 to 81 Penrice School 7 ‘O' levels including Maths and English
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