Background
Bradbury was born on 4 February 1956, the son of Albert and Lily Bradbury. He grew up in Bedfordshire and was educated at Bedford Modern School and Luton Polytechnic.
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Richard Bradbury
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Career
Bradbury began his retailing career at Barnaby Rudge (1975-1976) before becoming a merchandiser for Harry Fenton Menswear (1977-1979). After Harry Fenton he joined the Burton Group in 1979, initially as a merchandiser (1979-1981) but later as a buyer becoming Buying Director (1986-1989). In 1989 Bradbury joined River Island, the private high street fashion brand founded by Bernard Lewis, as Managing Director of Womenswear (1989-1998), Group Managing Director (1998–2007) and finally Chief Executive (2008-2011).
At the time he was the only non-family member to hold a senior post at the company.
When Bradbury left the business he was reputedly paid £15m. Bradbury was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 for services to the retail industry.
He is currently a non-executive director of Boden. Bradbury has been a Patron of Scope since 2012 and is Chairman of the Appeal Board.
He worked with the National Health Service on its Patient Revolution Initiative in 2012 and was awarded a Beacon Fellowship for Pioneering Philanthropy in 2013.
Bradbury married Susan Price in 1981 and they have two daughters.
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