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Chris Manson

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Chief Executive Officer at Newable Private Investing

Woodstock, England, United Kingdom

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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

  1. NewableChief Executive Officercurrent2016 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. BlottFounder2011 — 2015United Kingdom
  3. sit-up LtdCo-Founder and CEO1999 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Chelsea Football ClubManaging Director, Commercial1996 — 1999London Area, United Kingdom
  5. The Dry Cleaners LtdFounder and Director1994 — 1996London Area, United Kingdom
  6. The Really Useful GroupFinancial Controller for Overseas Productions1992 — 1994London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Price WaterhouseQualified Chartered Accountant1989 — 1992London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Multi-channel Retail17Start-ups61Retail40Online Retail7Online Advertising8E-commerce16Business Strategy13Television3Entrepreneurship12Merchandising4Online Marketing5Marketing Strategy5
+8 moreMarketingSalesNew Business DevelopmentChange ManagementManagementNegotiationStrategyLeadership

Languages French · German

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Who is Chris Manson?
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.
Where does Chris Manson work?
Chris Manson is Chief Executive Officer at Newable Private Investing.
Where did Chris Manson go to school?
Chris Manson studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Leading Professional Services Firms); Harvard Law School (Negotiation Master Class); Harvard Law School (Programme on Negotiation).

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