Author, Keynote and Motivational Speaker specialising in Taking Risk, Developing Teams and Dealing with Extreme Pressure
Chris joined the British Army at sixteen and within three years was selected to undergo officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He spent the majority of his 17 year career serving as a high threat bomb disposal operator and during that time served with a variety of specialist counter terrorism units including four years attached to the UK Special Forces and tasks in support of the Security Service (MI5). During his career he deployed to a number of operational theatres, including The Balkans, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Afghanistan and Iraq and for his actions during an Iraq bomb disposal tour, he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal. His citation read: ‘There can be few other individuals who have so willingly played Russian roulette with their own life to safeguard the lives of others.’
Chris ended his military career working as an intelligence officer, and after retiring from the army embarked on a successful career as a keynote and motivational speaker, author and broadcaster. He has written two Sunday Times Bestsellers; has presented the Military History Channel’s acclaimed Bomb Hunters documentary; and is a regular contributor to television and radio news and current affairs programmes. He has been listed for several years as one of the ‘Top Five Inspirational Speakers’ by the JLA Speakers Agency and in 2012 he was selected to be one of 15 Ambassadors for Prime Minister David Cameron’s youth development initiative – the National Citizen Service.
