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Richard Beckman

Richard D. Beckman is a British media and entertainment sales executive.

Richard D. Beckman was born in London, England, and received a bachelor's degree from The University of Manchester, England, in 1981.[citation needed]

He has served on the boards of Laureus Foundation and Comedy Hall of Fame.[citation needed] He also has been involved in fundraising for City of Hope, March of Dimes, Keep a Child Alive and the American Cancer Society.

Beckman was an Account Executive at the International Thomson Organization in the United Kingdom in 1981 to 1982. He then became Sales Development Executive at Thames Television, a British ITV television network serving London and the surrounding area.[citation needed]

He moved to New York, where Beckman was Field Sales Executive for Reuben H. Donnelly, a provider of Yellow Pages in United States.[citation needed]

From 1986 to 2010, Beckman served in various executive positions at Condé Nast over a 24-year career including chief executive officer of Fairchild Fashion Media, President of the Condé Nast Media Group and the chief marketing officer of Condé Nast. He was also the Publisher of Condé Nast Traveler, Gentleman's Quarterly and Vogue. He created GQ's Men of The Year, The Vogue/VH1 Fashion Awards and the Movies Rock which was broadcast on NBC, VH1, and CBS respectively.

From 1986 to 1992, Beckman was advertising manager at the New Yorker.

In 1992, Beckman became publisher, where he launched the Hot List, the Environmental Awards and expanded The Reader's Choice Awards. Condé Nast Traveler was renamed to Adweek's "Hot List" in 1996.

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