Richard H.
About Richard H.
Richard H. serves as the Head of Business Analysis at The Economist and has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Legs4Africa since 2017. With extensive experience in business transformation and operational roles, he has held various positions at notable companies including BT and Accenture.
Work at The Economist
Richard H. serves as the Head of Business Analysis at The Economist, a position he has held since 2020. In this role, he focuses on delivering business transformation and financial benefits through strategic project implementation. His responsibilities include utilizing a consultative approach to change, leveraging insights and analysis to identify business improvement opportunities.
Current Role at Legs4Africa
Since 2017, Richard H. has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Legs4Africa, a charity based in the United Kingdom. In this capacity, he oversees the organization's strategic direction and governance, contributing to its mission of providing prosthetic limbs to those in need across Africa.
Previous Experience at BT
Richard H. has held multiple roles at BT, including Head of Sales Compensation Centre of Excellence from 2016 to 2017 and Group Cost Transformation Senior Discovery Consultant from 2011 to 2016. His work involved significant contributions to sales compensation strategies and cost transformation initiatives within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Richard H. studied Financial Economics at the University of Leicester, earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from 2004 to 2007. He further enhanced his skills through executive education short courses at INSEAD, focusing on Leading the Effective Salesforce in 2019, and at Cranfield School of Management, concentrating on Customer Experience Strategy in 2018.
Career at Clarasys and Accenture
Before his current roles, Richard H. worked as a Principal Consultant at Clarasys from 2017 to 2020, where he applied his expertise in customer-facing processes and analytics. He also spent four years at Accenture as a Business and Systems Integration Consultant from 2007 to 2011, gaining valuable experience in transformation and operational roles.