Managing Director at LBS Accessories Ltd.
Guildford, United Kingdom
Managing Director at LBS Accessories Ltd.
Guildford, United Kingdom
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Chris is a high achieving, entrepreneurial and results-driven individual with over 11 years international experience with blue chip clients.
He is currently the Managing Director of LBS Accessories Ltd. (www.lbsaccessories.co.uk).
LBS Accessories is a privately held company which develops and distributes technology for the mobile lifestyle. It works with retailers to help them provide premium products to meet evolving consumer demand for high quality, rich functionality and smart design. Its range is generally sourced from the Far East via partnerships with innovative manufacturers, and its relationships are managed directly through its China office. LBS Accessories is based in Cranleigh, UK with a purchasing, quality control and logistics office in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. LBS Accessories also manages its own online store at www.twistedcarbon.com which provides the company with a price-testing and market research hub.
As a sales and business consultant Chris has worked at a broad range of levels with significant number of organisations both global and regional, including LloydsTSB, Barclays (inc. Barclaycard and the Woolwich), Natwest, AEGON, Alliance & Leicester, Liverpool Victoria (LV=), Bradford & Bingley, Britannia, Certegy, the Co-Op, Capital One, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citizens Bank, Egg, Allianz, Fortis, GE Money, Grant Thornton, Derbyshire BS, West Browich BS, Denplan, Norwich Union, Royal Skandia, Wachovia, Scotiabank, Littlewoods (inc. Everyday Financial Solutions), DHL, Grattan/Freemans (Otto UK), International Motors, Mondial, the RAC, Ekins Surveyors, Travelsphere, LloydsTSB Autoleasing, Time Warner, Northern Irish Social Security Agency (NISSA), Turkcell, IBM, Accenture, Cap Gemini, EDS, Business Agility, Oracle, Chordiant Software, CDC Software (Respond) and more.
Chris’s key skills & capabilities include:
- Group management & leadership
- Relationship management
- Extensive presentations skills
- Extensive sales & technical sales support skills
- Product conceptualisation & management
- Testing, quality checking & control
- Business case, benefits & ROI analysis
- Thought-leadership & solution visualisation
- Estimating, planning & scoping
- Development of best-practice approaches
- Many other facets of IT & business consultancy
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CHINA; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — August 2007 (7 months)
Respond acquired by leading global enterprise software provider CDC Software.
16 February 2007
Respond Group Ltd, the UK’s leading provider of customer feedback and complaint management software, has announced that it has been acquired by CDC Software, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications. The acquisition underscores Respond’s position as the leading provider of complaint and feedback management software and strengthens the company’s go-to-market strategy.
www.cdcrespond.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 3 months)
http://www.respond-uk.co.uk/
Press release: http://www.cdcrespond.com/content/news/keyappointments
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CHRD; Computer Software industry)
November 1999 — December 2005 (6 years 2 months)
Jun 2005 - Dec 2005: Principal Pre-Sales Business Consultant.
Nov 2003 - Jun 2005: Manager of Methodologies Group.
Jun 2002 - Nov 2003: Principal Consultant in Pre-Sales "Catalyst" Group.
Nov 1999 - Jun 2002: Senior Business Analyst (Consultant).
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)
January 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 11 months)
- Business Analyst & Designer - Business Intelligence and Warehousing (BI&W) area (Finance & Telco)
- Designer, Developer, Test Manager, Tester - Custom Development (CD) area (Finance).