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Chief Operating Officer, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ North

Richard Deverell is the Chief Operating Officer for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ North. Richard was appointed to this role in March 2009 and started on a full-time basis in November 2009.

His new job is at the heart of the creation of a major new network centre in the north of England, which includes the biggest move in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's history – with Children's, 5 Live, Sport, Learning and parts of Future, Media & Technology relocating from London in 2011.

In this role, Richard will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic and operational infrastructure for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ North. He will help ensure the right technology, partnerships, ways of working and talent are in place to deliver the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's ambitions as it seeks to create a media centre for the internet age at MediaCity in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester.

Richard was Controller, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Children's, from 2006 to 2009. He was previously Head of News Interactive, responsible for the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ News website and before that, Head of Strategy and Marketing at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ News.

Richard joined the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ in 1992 in the strategy department where he worked on a variety of projects including Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Charter renewal and developing the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's response to multi-channel television distribution and the internet.

Prior to joining the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, Richard worked in management consultancy. He read Natural Sciences at Cambridge and is married with three children.