Chris is a non Executive Director of Quilter plc and JP Morgan Asset Management International, trustee of the Just Finance Foundation which provides financial education to schools and Senior Adviser to the Boston Consulting Group and member of the advisory panel of the Investment Association’s fintech IA Engine. At Quilter he chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Corporate Governance and Nomination Committees.

Chris was CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown from April 2017 to August 2023. Prior to that he was Deputy CEO and CFO from February 2016. Before HL Chris was CFO at IG Group plc and Travelex Holdings. He qualified as an accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1993 and spent time at GE Capital in a number of leadership roles. Until May 2025 he was Deputy Chair of the FCA Practitioner Panel and a member of the Panel since 2017.