A native Yorkshireman he began his career in the full-service agency environment of J Walter Thompson in Manchester back in the 80’s when the media department was down the corridor. After stints in McCann Erickson and Carat he moved to the independent Brilliant Media in 2002 and was to oversee that business being acquired by MediaCom in 2011. Appointed as the COO for the MediaCom North Group in 2016, Chris is responsible for the 380 people within the MediaCom business across Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, reporting into MediaCom UK Chairwoman, Karen Blackett. Chris’s role is simply to ensure the best possible experience for all clients by collaboration across our fantastic people to work as a trusted business partner, delivering better business outcomes for all our clients.
