Expertise

Chris is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist who combines a strong academic background with extensive practical experience of working as an HR specialist. He has worked with all types of organisations, both private and public sector, within the UK and abroad. His main areas of expertise are assessment and selection (particularly assessment/development centre design and delivery), psychometric testing, leadership development and the facilitation of change Chris bases his approach on well established principles and theories drawn from business/ organisational psychology and he seeks to engage people – placing much emphasis on their involvement and buy-in to any intervention.　

Professional Background

Chris spent his early career in Human Resource Management, firstly with London Transport, and then Allied Lyons. This was followed by six years as a Research Fellow at both the University of Nottingham and Birkbeck College, during which time he was awarded his MSc (Occupational Psychology) and PhD. He has been working as a consultant since 1997 and is also a Special Lecturer at the University of Nottingham.

He became a full member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 1985, and a Chartered Occupational Psychologist in 1995. He is a past Chair of the Occupational Section of the British Psychological Society.

Chris is qualified to use a range of psychometric tests including MBTI, OPQ32, Firo-B, PAPI, EQI, MSCEIT, and 16PF. 　

Clients

Chris has worked with a wide variety of private and public sector clients including: KPMG, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Fortune Promoseven, Thermo-Fisher, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Sheffield Hallam University, Nottingham University, The Metropolitan Police (London), Chesterfield NHS Trust, The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (GB).