Biography:

Chris is a strategic consultant to wireless vendors and operators offering advice and delivering projects to enhance Go To Market results and is a Board Advisor to Sentient, a Wi-Fi Network operator in Japan.  Chris is NED Chairman of Handshakr SAAS platform company, bringing together large corporates and smaller innovators to collaborate for success.  In May 2022, Chris was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Cambridge Wireless, a vibrant industry association of technology companies centre around but not limited to Cambridge, UK.

An international business executive with over 30 years experience of leading growth businesses in wireless, internet and cloud sectors.  Chris has spent 15 years in the Wi-Fi Service Provider business including: CEO BT Openzone Wi-Fi; Chair and Co-Chair of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (Board Director for 10 years); MD and Board Director, GlobalReach Technology (Wi-Fi authentication and roaming specialists).  

Chris spent more than 20 years in leadership roles in British Telecom (BT) including Sales and Marketing Director Business mobile, Telfort (BT’s JV Dutch Mobile Operator); CEO BT Openzone Wi-Fi; VP Advise for Communications providing advisory and wholesale services to Telcos in Middle East, Africa, Asia, LatAm; VP Europe Channels BT Internet Hosting and NED at Inet Spa, Italian Internet Hosting market leader. Previously, Chris held Marketing and Product management positions at Ericsson, Ascom and CASE Communications.

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, Blockchain and Authentication. Chris has a deep interest in Industrial IoT and Smart Cities.