Richard Mollet

Richard Mollet became Chief Executive of the Publishers Association in October 2010.  In this role he is responsible for leading political engagement with government and parliament at a national and EU level.  He also regularly represents publishers in the broadcast and print media.
 
Prior to this he was Director of Public Affairs at the BPI (the representative body of the UK recorded music industry) where he was closely involved in the Digital Economy Act, the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, and the wider debates around the value of copyright and the creative industries.
 
Before joining the BPI Richard had ten years experience as a political communications consultant, working across a range of political and media sectors.  He studied PPE at Worcester College, Oxford University.  Richard is Chair of Book Industry Communication and Chair of the cross-industry Alliance for Intellectual Property.