Richard Clesham
About Richard Clesham
Company
Richard Clesham currently holds the position of Key Account Manager at Penguin Random House in London. He is responsible for managing key accounts including Amazon, Audible, Apple, WHSmiths Travel, and Waterstones Fiction within the UK Trade Sales team. His role focuses on overseeing client relationships and ensuring the effective promotion and sale of published content across various platforms.
Title
Richard Clesham is the Key Account Manager at Penguin Random House, a position that highlights his expertise in managing major account relationships and optimizing sales strategies. This role allows him to leverage his prior experience within the company, having previously served as Key Account Executive for six months in 2018 and as Key Account Assistant from 2016 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Richard Clesham holds a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature from Birkbeck, University of London, which he achieved between 2021 and 2023. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Sheffield, completed between 2009 and 2013. His educational background complements his extensive experience in account management and community cinema programming.
Career Background
Richard Clesham has a diverse career history. Aside from his current role at Penguin Random House, he also works as a Programmer for Deptford Cinema in London. He has held various positions such as Key Account Executive and Key Account Assistant at Penguin Random House and Penguin Books Ltd, respectively. His earlier career includes roles such as Distribution Officer at Cinema For All and Marketing Research Assistant at Sheffield Students' Union. Richard's experience spans the publishing, cinema, insurance, and mortgage advisory sectors.
Achievements
Among Richard Clesham's notable achievements is being awarded the distinguished Roebuck Cup at the Film Society of the Year Awards in 2015. This award recognized his significant contributions to the community cinema sector. His dedication to the cultural scene is further exemplified through his volunteer work as a programmer at Deptford Cinema.