An international business executive with over 30 years experience of leading growth businesses in wireless, internet and cloud sectors, including CEO BT Openzone Wi-Fi; Chair of the Wireless Broadband Alliance; MD and Board Director, GlobalReach Technology: and other roles in BT and Ericsson.

Chris is now a strategic consultant to wireless vendors and operators offering advice and delivering projects to enhance Go To Market results. Chris is NED Chairman, Handshakr, bringing together large corporates and smaller innovators and SVP Sentient building wireless networks in Japan.

Chris has a passion for innovation and growth and has supported start-ups and scale-ups as a mentor in accelerator programmes focused on Smart Cities, IoT, Blockchain and Authentication.