biography
Prior to founding Talent-Capital Partners, Christopher headed the European VC Practice at Spencer Stuart and led the Technology Media and Telecommunications team in the UK. He works mainly with VCs and their portfolio companies as well as large multinationals in the software and services area.
His earlier career spans 14 years in the European IT industry: he ran his own network of IT service and internet consultancy companies in Italy and France after a career in European service management and business development at Digital Equipment Corporation in Milan and Geneva. He has a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and speaks French and Italian.
Representative assignments include;
Oracle (Country Manager, UK)
Bull (Country Manager, UK)
Gateway Computer (SVP EMEA,Ireland) (also VP Marketing, VP HR, VP PR & Communications, VP Retail, VP Business, VP e-Commerce
LMS/Weiss Peck & Greer (Private Equity Partner, London)
Tele2 (Global Head of Billing Systems, Germany)
E-Loyalty (CEO International)
Room 33 (CEO, Sweden)
Nettec (CEO)
Loot.com (CEO)
Alua Broadband SA (CFO, Spain)
Pirelli (CEO Photonics, Italy/USA)
(MD Pirelli Cables, UK)
Misys (VP Marketing, Interactive)
British Telecom (Director of Marketing, E-Business)
Also IBM, Vodafone, Patheon Pharmaceutical, Dun & Bradstreet, Bunzl, United News & Media, Chyron Inc, etc