Richard Desmond

Richard Desmond. Self: CNBC Meets. Born in London on 8 December 1951, he left school at 15 and started working in the classified advertisements section of the Thomson Group, while playing the drums at night. After moving to another company, and, on the basis of his music interests, he opened a record shop. Desmond founded Northern & Shell in 1974, and combining his interest in music and advertising, joined Ray Hammond...