As Executive Director of Membership & Commercial, Chris leads our professional body and membership organisation (with over 20k members), along with a wider remit across all of the Education & Training Foundation for Brand, Marketing, Sales, and Regional Engagement. Supporting ETF customers to unlock the value of funded contract work, alongside accountability for the growth of our commercial offering for individuals and Partners (Colleges, Training Providers and Employers) across our portfolio of professional development, Statuses, training, and CPD.
Chris has worked across professional, technical, vocational, and higher education sectors for nearly 20 years. Including extensive international experience which has supported learning, student recruitment and assessment in France, USA, China, Southern Asia and Australia. Growing brands, customer value, and revenue through customer-first, product-led culture change and digital transformation. He has previously held executive positions at City & Guilds, and most recently at UCAS, along with leading international business development at the French online EdTech start-up, OpenClassrooms.