Chris was appointed managing director of Urban Pubs & Bars in October 2023. Prior to this he was CEO of RedCat Pub Company, the investment vehicle chaired by Rooney Anand, ex- Greene King CEO. Before RedCat, Chris had ben CEO of The New World Trading Company, a multi award-winning UK pub group with 28 sites under the brands The Botanist, The Florist, The Oast House, The Canal House, The Trading House, The Smugglers Cove and The Club House.