Richard Hanks is an accomplished senior financial executive, with over two decades of experience in driving profitable results for public, private, start-ups, private equity, and joint venture companies. He is renowned for his expertise in GAAP, M&A, capital raising, operations management, business system implementations, general management, business development, channel partnerships, and turnarounds. Richard graduated with a BA Honours in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University Business School.

His professional journey began as a Senior Manager for Corporate Finance & Restructuring at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He went on to hold finance director positions at FT Business Limited, Reuters Group PLC, and Factiva (a Dow Jones & Reuters Company), respectively. Before his tenure as the Chief Operating Officer of Dow Jones, a News Corp Company, and Chief Commercial Officer of its Enterprise Media Division, Richard was the Finance Director of the Corporate & Media Division at Reuters Group PLC.

He subsequently held the positions of Chief Financial Officer at BDP International, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Infogroup, Chief Operating Officer and finally Chief Financial Officer at Dow Jones. Richard currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Clarivate Analytics.

Richard's wealth of experience has proven to be invaluable to the companies he has worked for and continues to work for. He is a versatile and respected leader who has successfully steered companies through market shifts, competitive landscapes, and economic challenges.