Commify
Richard Hanscott has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Currently, they serve as the Chief Executive Officer at Commify, a company that focuses on business messaging brands such as Esendex. Prior to this role, they held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Yell, where they led the transformation of the company into a leading digital business providing managed digital marketing services to small and medium-sized businesses.
Richard Hanscott also has experience in non-executive roles, having served as a Non-Executive Director at Open to Export, a digital platform that facilitates collaboration among UK businesses for better export practices.
Before that, they held several executive roles at NEC Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer of NEC Deutschland GmbH and Vice President of Network Solutions Europe. During this time, they played a significant role in establishing new businesses in network infrastructure and developing cloud computing solutions.
Richard Hanscott also gained valuable experience at Orange, where they served in various leadership positions, including Vice President of Global Business Development and Vice President of UK Business Solutions. Richard started their career at HP, where they held positions such as Consumer Marketing Manager and Product Manager for personal computer and printer products.
Richard'searlier career includes roles as a Marketing Manager at Carnell Computers, an Analyst Programmer at PA Consulting Group, and a Business Analyst at Lucas CAV.
Overall, Richard Hanscott's work experience demonstrates a strong track record of leadership and strategic management in the technology and digital marketing industries.
Richard Hanscott attended Loughborough University from 1979 to 1983, where they completed their Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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Most businesses are terrible at communicating with their customers. They either don't communicate enough, or use channels their customers don't like. But when they get it right, it can transform their customer experience and their financial performance. So, it's our mission to make business communication brilliant. Commify is Europe's leading supplier of Application-To-Person business messaging services. We help over 46,000 companies communicate brilliantly with their customers and staff; sending almost 5 billion messages a year through our portfolio of brands. Our messaging solutions encompass everything from SMS to mobile payments, accessed through web applications, APIs or bespoke integrations. All of our products and platforms are supported by a passionate and innovative international team, with in-house development and support. Headquartered in Nottingham (UK), we sell through a portfolio of brands, dependent on geography and customer segment. These include Esendex, TextAnywhere, Text Marketer, Skebby, Massenversand, SMSpubli, SMS Envoi, and Spryng and operate in the UK, Ireland, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and The United States. Backed by Europe's leading technology investor, HgCapital, we are actively looking at more acquisition targets, to enable us to help even more companies transform their business communications.