Richard Christopher Wilson (born 1968) is the

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of UK development trade body TIGA.

Education

Wilson was educated at

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from 1979-1986 and then the

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where he gained a

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. He also holds a Chartered Management Institute Diploma in Management.

Career

He was the Head of Business Policy at the

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from 1998 until 2006 before he became the Director of Communications for the

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from 2006 until 2008. In March 2008 he joined TIGA as their CEO. He campaigned for Video Games Tax Relief and introduced the TIGA University Accreditation system in 2015. Under his tenure TIGA has achieved Investors in People status (accredited to Bronze Status), achieved 27 business awards and commendations since 2010 and launched the TIGA Games Industry Awards to celebrate business, creative and technical excellence. Richard is the Vice-President of the charity SpecialEffect and is the director of Creative Skillset’s Video Games Skills Council and the European Game Developers’ Federation, in addition to being a visiting professor at the University of Portsmouth. He was formerly a Non-Executive Director for the Adult Learning Inspectorate and Improve, Chairman of the Better Payment Practice Group and a Governor at Christ the King School, Reading.

New Year Honours

Wilson was awarded an

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in the

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for services to the video game industry.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Richard Living people 1968 births People educated at Abingdon School Place of birth missing (living people) Academics of the University of Portsmouth Officers_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire

Education

Career

New Year Honours

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