Chris Marks

Experience

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  Park & Bailey

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Senior Consultant
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  Alexander Associates

  Jul 2009 - May 2010

  Consultant
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  Badenoch & Clark

  May 2010 - Feb 2013

  Executive Consultant - Compliance & Regulation

  Team leader of the Contract/Interim and Permanent team who specialise in recruitment of Compliance and Regulatory professionals to the Banking and Financial Services industry. Focussing on the London market from AVP to Director level roles including CF10 and CF11 levels.

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  Baldwins Travel

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2022

  This was a fascinating 12 month contract helping to ensure a smooth and successful transition to the new ownership structure and to help rebuild and reconnect the team as well as helping to integrate a new leadership team to take the business forward. We successfully sold our 2nd generation family business late September 2021.Award winning family owned and operated full service travel agency.Corporate Travel and Luxury, Bespoke, Tailor Made and Package holidays.Winner Travel Agent of the Year for London and the South East 2021 and 11 out of the previous 12 years.Winner National Travel Agent of the Year 2019

  • Director Commercial Operations

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Joint Managing Director

    Mar 2013 - Oct 2021
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  The Advantage Travel Partnership

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2022

  Non Executive Director

  Advantage is a consortium of the very best travel agents in the UK. Owned by its members. I was honoured to be chosen as a Non Executive Director to represent the ownership and all our interests at board level. I loved it and learnt a lot about the industry and myself in the process. I am very proud of what we achieved whilst I was on the board.

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  CJMCO LTD

  Oct 2022 - now

  Executive Coach

  Executive, Leadership & Business Coach - Family BusinessesI am, and always have been, passionate and fascinated in what makes people tick and how I can help people unleash the best version of themselves. I am a qualified and accredited executive coach (ICF) with a focus on the leadership teams within Family Businesses. I have a people based background ranging across multiple industries with extensive experience in sales, operations, people and leadership and training. I was keenly involved in the sale of my/our own family business and successfully negotiated and helped to foster a leadership culture and team with succession planning at the very heart of it. I have been a NED (Non-Executive Director) of a £billion+ enterprise and past owner of a £30million turnover firm. I have an amazing little family of my own and in partnership & marriage with my beautiful wife, we are raising two super kids with and without their capes. Show less

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  On Your Marks Property Services

  Jan 2023 - now

  Business Owner

  Helping home owners maintain and improve their holiday homes through general maintenance, garden maintenance and home improvements to protect their investment and enable holidays to be focussed on rest and relaxation. Vacant Property Inspections, schedules of work reports and recommendations. FIX. IMPROVE. IMPRESS.