Richard Desmond is the founder and owner of Northern & Shell. He has been a media entrepreneur throughout his working life having begun his career in advertisement sales and then publishing at the age of 16. Five years later in 1974 he founded Northern & Shell and launched its first magazine, International Musician & Recording World. Since then he has developed the Northern & Shell group into all main sectors of specialist and consumer publishing, as well as television, radio, book publishing, internet activities, lotteries and property development.

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