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Chris Hancock

Chris Hancock

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  • About me

    Finance Director, Corporate Financier and Business Adviser

  • Education

    • Kingston Grammar School

      1979 - 1986

    • University of Oxford

      1986 - 1990
      MA Classics

      Activities and Societies: Oxford Union

  • Experience

    • Arthur Andersen

      Jan 1990 - Jan 1995
      Manager

      Audit and Special Projects in the Oil and Gas Sector

    • Barings

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1999
      Assistant Director

      UK Corporate Finance Advisory

    • JPMorgan

      Jul 1999 - Mar 2007
      Vice President

      European head of media

    • JPMorgan Cazenove

      Apr 2007 - Apr 2009
      Director, Corporate Finance

      I provided corporate finance advice to family and entrepreneur owned businesses in UK and Republic of Ireland

    • Cleaver Consulting Limited

      Apr 2009 - now
      Managing Director

      I set up my own company to provide corporate finance advice to family-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in UK, USA and Iceland

    • Icelandic Glacial

      Jul 2009 - Jul 2019
      Director Of Business Affairs

      Responsible for corporate finance and business affairs at the world's first CarbonNeutral (TM) bottled water company

    • Farm Street Partners

      Aug 2013 - now
      Partner and CFO

      M&A deal origination and executionStrategy, finance and financial reporting

    • SiriusInsight.AI

      Feb 2017 - now
      CFO

    • Wine Intelligence

      Feb 2018 - Nov 2020
      Chairman

      Wine Intelligence is a family-owned and managed business dedicated to supporting wine businesses worldwide. Acquisition by The IWSR announced January 2021https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-iwsr/http://www.wineintelligence.com/about-us/

    • INSPECS GROUP PLC

      Feb 2020 - now

      Founded in 1988 by Anglo-Scandinavian entrepreneur Robin Totterman, Inspecs licenses, designs and distributes branded eyewear products (optical frames and sunglasses, safety eyewear and ski goggles) with a portfolio of well-recognised brands, both licensed and owned outright. Headquartered in Bath, Inspecs serves 65 countries across 6 continents, selling to large optical chains, distributors, department stores, duty free chains and independent stores. Inspecs’ award-winning creative team, based in Bath (UK), Hong Kong and the USA, includes specialists in conceptual and technical eyewear design, digital photography, graphics and print, 3D design, colour and trend, and design project management. In recognition of growth in international markets, Inspecs was the first eyewear company to be awarded the highly-coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise. For more information, please visit www.inspecs.com Show less

      • Non Executive Director

        Mar 2017 - now

      • Senior Non-Executive Director

        Feb 2020 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Accountant, FCA (ICAEW)

      ICAEW