Head hunted, Chris took up the position of CEO with PruBache, then CEO of Marshals and at the same time a director of Lombard Odier.

Chris was appointed to the Parrotcay Group in the Turks & Caicos Islands in1989, as Managing Director, to develop what is now a 5 star resort.

On returning to the United Kingdom, Chris took up a variety of Chairmanship and Consultancy roles followed by his appointment at Colliers Capital as Managing Director.

2006 Chris was a director of Places for People and in 2010 appointed Chairman. Chris was responsible for 11,600 staff and 5.9 billion of Assets across all classes of residential properties and 125 Leisure Centres. 10 years on, Chris has taken up his current roles as a Chairman, Director and Trustee with various companies as well as being an investor in start-ups and new ventures.

To expand these activities, Centaurea was founded by Chris in 2015 as an investment vehicle to provide funding and advice to small and medium size Companies.

The year 2023, Chris co-founded Pennymoney International Holdings Limited, Pennymoney International Development Limited, PM Shetlands and Batach Security Limited.

Centaurea Investments Limited is a sister company of Pennymoney International Holdings Limited.