Raoul is a visionary strategic thinker with more than 25 years' experience in marketing and communications. After graduating from the University of Manchester, he worked for Agnes B in Paris and then spent 5 years with the Pepe Jeans Group. In 1993 he launched Exposure, an independent communications agency built on the power of networking and word of mouth. In essence, he's been working in social media for over two decades. Today, the agency employs over 200 individuals in London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo working with some of the world's most iconic and influential lifestyle brands. Clients include Coca-Cola, vitaminwater, Levi's, Nike, Dr. Martens, Netflix, Martini, The EDF Energy London Eye, Hunter, Folk Mackintosh and John Smedley. He has just launched a sustainability division called World Exposure, is about to open Exposure Amsterdam, and has started making plans to celebrate exxposure's 20th anniversary. He is a trustee of the British Council, and an avid collector of skateboards and 'Do Not Disturb' signs. His favourite line is "it's just paperwork."

"Fashion Net is one of the originators and front-runners in the new media world. Always connected. Globally influential. Still pioneering."