Originally a process control engineer, Chris’ more recent work has been in technical and business consultancy, focussing on leadership development and sustainability. He is a qualified Co-Active coach with a passion for helping technical and scientific leaders to broaden their perspectives and find the fulfilment they strive for.Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and is chair of their Reginal Talent Engine activity in the northeast of England. He also sits on the Sainsbury Management Fellowship Steering Group and is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineering. An enthusiastic facilitator, Chris has the ability to bring diverse groups together to tackle complex problems and help guide them to tangible outcomes. He has worked with and in higher education research programs as an active participant (
www.c-thru.org) and is currently a Visiting Professor at Huddersfield Uni where part of his role is coaching Masters students, Postdocs and recent alumni.With Penny, he has delivered the
Complex or Complicated? training program for the IChemE which explores topics such as innovation, leadership, strategy and management from a complex systems perspective.
