Chris Beer

Chris started his career in retail banking followed by a spell in FMCG sales. He moved into the Recruitment industry and, after 3 years with a major agency, established his own Consulting Practice. He subsequently sold the business to a larger group and joined KPMG Consulting. He worked on varied Recruitment, Assessment and Development engagements for clients from both the private and public sectors. He then led the Executive Search, Selection and Interim Management Practice of Ernst & Young in the UK before joining Resources Global Professionals as a member of the Global Leadership Team; reporting to the Group CEO to set up their UK and subsequently European Operations. As MD of the UK company, he built and led the business from start-up to a team of 120 professionals growing revenues by over 40% year on year for 4 straight years. Once the UK was established, the European operations were grown both through acquisitions and organic start-ups where Resources now has trading entities in 11 European countries. He spent one year based in Chicago as Mid West Managing Director and then returned to London to lead the European Global & Strategic Account Programme where he was responsible for Pan European Business Development and Client Relationship Management. Clients included Microsoft, General Motors, Shell, BP, Barclays, and Sony. He is motivated by helping others achieve their true potential and building high performance teams. Chris holds an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School and is a member of its mentor panel. He is a qualified psychometric practitioner. Married for 28 years with 3 children, he is a keen sports player, particularly in badminton and golf.