Chris Ward is an entrepreneurial polymath and problem solver who has spent over thirty-five years in the brand building, advertising, service innovation, data-driven personal communications industry in the UK and USA. Over his career he has have moved from Business Director to Board Director to Founder and CEO/owner of companies that have been at the forefront of creativity, marketing, technology, and data innovation. He has been responsible for business planning, proposition planning, customer acquisition, CRM and retention, the architecture and launch of new divisions and companies, the recruitment and management of staff, marketing, PR, company reputation management and, of course, the delivery of a strong P&L.

Chris now runs a management consulting in one of the biggest UK independent agency groups and holds a number of NED / board positions including Chairman of Karakoram a software engineering company solving challenges for environment and humanitarian organisations and Governments.