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Richard Bowden

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Marketing Academy 2024 Fellowship at The Marketing Academy
📍 United Kingdom

Richard is a commercial and marketing leader with over 25 years of experience driving growth for major companies like No7 Beauty Company and Unilever. He specializes in brand building, digital innovation, and using data-driven insights. Colleagues consistently describe him as an inspirational, supportive, and first-class marketer and team player.

He has a deep-seated passion for understanding what motivates people, which he combines with his interest in creativity and design. Richard is a strong advocate for mentorship and social mobility, actively supporting The Marketing Academy and causes like The 93% Club, which helps state-educated students.

To get his start in the industry, he approached a small marketing agency and offered to work for them for free for a summer.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Marketing Academy 2024 Fellowship
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Brand Growth Strategy
He has a proven track record of delivering record-breaking growth, such as leading the biggest beauty launch in the UK with No7 Future Renew.
Data & AI in Marketing
He led the global rollout of Unilever’s People Data Centre and is a vocal proponent of using data as a core asset to drive long-term brand value.
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Career

Work history

1-2024 - 8-2024
Marketing Academy 2024 Fellowship
The Marketing Academy
6-2021
Marketing & Digital Director
No7 Beauty Company
7-2019 - 6-2021
Global Brand & Marketing Director TIGI
Unilever
1-2017 - 7-2019
DTC Ecommerce & Digital Director
Unilever
1-2015 - 1-2017
Global Data Driven Marketing Director
Unilever
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Media appearances

No7 Beauty Company on building recognition for its brands beyond .... Featured in Marketing Week
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