Chris Manson
InvestorChief Executive Officer at Newable Private Investing
Woodstock, England, United Kingdom
About
Chris Manson is Chief Executive Officer of Newable, a company founded in 1982 that became 100% employee-owned in January 2023 and operates in the UK regulated B2B market. He has been involved in the start-up and scale-up of five businesses, including The Really Useful Group and Chelsea Football Club, and sold Sit-up Ltd to Virgin Media for £194 million. He was named Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for London in 2005 and holds an MA from Oxford.
Experience
- NewableChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- BlottFounder2011 — 2015United Kingdom
- sit-up LtdCo-Founder and CEO1999 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
- Chelsea Football ClubManaging Director, Commercial1996 — 1999London Area, United Kingdom
- The Dry Cleaners LtdFounder and Director1994 — 1996London Area, United Kingdom
- The Really Useful GroupFinancial Controller for Overseas Productions1992 — 1994London Area, United Kingdom
- Price WaterhouseQualified Chartered Accountant1989 — 1992London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Leading Professional Services Firms2022
- Harvard Law SchoolNegotiation Master Class2019
- Harvard Law SchoolProgramme on Negotiation2017
- University of OxfordMaster’s Degree, Modern History1985 — 1988
- St Paul's School, LondonSenior Foundation Scholarship1980 — 1984
Skills & more
Multi-channel Retail17Start-ups61Retail40Online Retail7Online Advertising8E-commerce16Business Strategy13Television3Entrepreneurship12Merchandising4Online Marketing5Marketing Strategy5
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MarketingSalesNew Business DevelopmentChange ManagementManagementNegotiationStrategyLeadershipLanguages French · German
From Chris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Newable Private Investing
Angus MacLennan
Non Executive Director at Newable Private Investing
Katie Toone
Business Adviser at Newable Private Investing
Ketevan Moseshvili
Chief ESG Officer at Newable Private Investing
Mashudul Karim
Chief Technology Officer at Newable Private Investing
Monica Whitefield
Chief People Officer at Newable Private Investing
Peter Barrand
Chief Investment Officer at Newable Private Investing
Rob Thompson
Chief Financial Officer at Newable Private Investing
Ruth Holmes
Chief Marketing Officer at Newable Private Investing
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