Lebara
Richard Darwent has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and industries. Richard started their career working at PwC Consulting in corporate strategy from 1997 to 1999. Richard then joined Telewest, where they held various roles such as Sales and Finance Manager, Head of Commercial Finance, and Head of Sales and Operational Development from 1999 to 2005. After Telewest, they moved to Entertainment UK and served as the Head of Commercial Finance, Head of Finance, and Finance Director from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, they co-founded Flutteroo.co.uk and worked as the Founding CFO for a short period. Later, they joined Tesco PLC in different finance director roles, including Non-Foods, UK Commercial, and IT and Procurement Director for Tesco Malaysia from 2009 to 2016. From 2016 to 2018, they served as the CFO-Saga Services at Saga plc. After that, they joined TalkTalk as the CFO Consumer & Group Procurement Director from 2018 to 2020. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Financial Officer at Lebara since October 2020.
Richard Darwent attended Lancaster University from 1989 to 1992, although the degree name and field of study are not specified. Subsequently, they obtained a degree in ACA from ICAEW, although the start and end years are not provided.
Lebara
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Lebara believes everyone should have the opportunity to access a reliable network with simple and dependable service at an affordable price. We’re pioneers – always have been. From the start, we’ve challenged market wrongs. We want to bring happiness to the lives of the communities we meet. All over the world. To us, every customer is important. Every customer experience is an opportunity. An opportunity to connect, to share, to engage. Here, we create connections that define conversations across nations. Here we don't do okay. We look to do amazing. Here, people go the extra mile and pull together. We will light up the faces of millions daily – with the connections we create. But most of all, we pride ourselves on the fact that we are creators and deliverers. We never give up on our desire to create a better tomorrow – for all of our customers. We don’t play it safe. We don’t take the easy road. We look to create a better future. Today. Together. In fact, all together, better. Lebara was founded in 2001, is one of Europe's fastest-growing mobile companies employing over 62 nationalities worldwide in five countries.