Chris Sharp Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Enabling businesses to grow and scale through a unique combination of Board Advice/ Consultancy and Human Capital Solutions. Our clients are Business Leaders who face a strategic or people issue and want to engage a 'critical friend' who can the perfect combination of proven solutions and external challenge. We are different because we utilise a mixture.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Barlow Wells was founded with the aim of helping learning entrepreneurs and organisations to grow their business and realise their strategic goals. With a background of growing some of the largest learning organisations in the world and experience of multiple acquisitions, our team is uniquely placed to advise on what it takes to grow, manage and seek an.

Skillcast develops and delivers high quality e-learning to hundreds of companies and over one million employees around the world. With expert knowledge in designing full solutions for compliance-related learning requirements, Skillcast reinvent topics to keep them relevant, fresh and engaging for our clients and learners. Skillcast have pioneered.

London, United Kingdom

• A member of Newcastle University London’s Advisory Board appointed to ensure strategic direction, and that the courses offered align with the needs and ambitions of the global business community.
• Informs the agendas of Newcastle University London Executive Group, Newcastle University Partnership Board and Newcastle University Council.
• Provides advice on the strategy of Newcastle University London and supports its network building in pursuit of its objectives.
• Provides support on co-creating an industry and policy-led research agenda
• Connects students with as many opportunities with industry and sectors as possible
• Supports the development of strategic partnerships with businesses, industry sectors and government departments

Emphasis was set up in 1998 and has since grown to become one of the world's most successful specialist training organisations. Focusing on communication skills, its experts have so far trained more than 40,000 people from more than 4,000 organisations across the globe – among them, hundreds of the world's biggest companies. These include household names.

London, United Kingdom

• Led the learning and training division of the FTSE 100 outsourcer Capita. Delivered over 1000% growth over a 10 years period to a mix of private and government clients. Fully responsible for all strategy & product.
• Capita KnowledgePool (L&D outsourcing, L&D managed services).
• RIPA International (international training and people development).
• Capita People Development (assessment, selection, leadership, talent, diversity and HR consultancy).
• Capita Talent Partnerships (apprenticeships, vocational learning and young talent).
• Capita Conferences (UKs leading public sector conference provider).

Key Business Achievements:2009 – Won Capita’s first two L&D outsourcing deals with VW and Swindon BC.2008 – Contract wins worth over £3million into Dorset County Council, Home Office and Northern Trust. 2007 – Won and rolled out first Vocational Learning Programme for Capita Group.2006 – Implemented major change programmes for teacher training as part of.

Board position of Reed Learning (sales in excess of £23 million in 2004). Financial Performance:100% growth in sales over three years together with a 150% growth in profits achieved in a declining market. People Management:Responsible for a team of 50 people covering roles from Head of Training Operations to Sales Manager and from Marketing Manager to.

Executive Master Of Business Administration (Emba), Distinction

Bsc (Hons), Chemistry And Management Studies

A-Levels In Maths, Physics, Chemistry And General Studies