Chris Banks (businessman)

Christopher Nigel Banks CBE[1] (born 1959) is a British businessman.

He graduated from Birmingham University with a BA degree in Latin and French 1980. He graduated from Aston University with an MBA degree in 1981.[2]

In his business career, Banks had marketing and general management roles with Grand Metropolitan (now Diageo), Allied Domecq, HP Bulmer and Mars. He was Managing Director of Coca-Cola Great Britain from 1997 to 2001[3]. In 2004 he was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Consumer Products, London).

In public life, he was Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council, Deputy Chair of the National Employment Panel, and a Commissioner for Women and Work. He is a founder of the Independent College Partnership. In 2011 he completed an independent review into fees and co-funding in Further Education. He is the Chair of the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF). He is Chair of Directgov. He is the Deputy Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University.[4][5][3]

Banks was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003 for services to young people and the unemployed[3][1].

He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by the University of Birmingham in 2012.[6]

References
  1. "2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List". BBC.com. 2003-06-13. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. Shibley Rahman (2011-06-24). "Chris Banks, From Latin To Coca Cola". Businessbecause.com. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. "Chris N Banks Speaker Profile". National-training.com. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  4. "Dr Chris Banks - University of Birmingham". Birmingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. "Chris Banks | The A List". Alumni-web-01.aston.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  6. "Honorary Graduands for December 2012". Birmingham.ac.uk. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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