Richard Blades

London, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Strategy & Operations Director | Chief of Staff | TMT and Digital bias

Telecom / Mobile

A Director-level Strategy & Operations specialist spanning corporate, business unit and product domains. Beyond strategy, I have a well-rounded experience and skill-set - covering B2B marketing, business development, planning and investment appraisal. I am also an accomplished Chief of Staff, having been 'right-hand man' to a few senior execs. As such I am a proponent and practitioner of Lean Start-up and Marginal Gains. In essence, I support senior execs by helping them to run their businesses better and deliver practical, digitally-driven growth strategies. I have deep industry knowledge in most areas of TMT, esp. mobile, telco; although recently I have been exploring other indus...