Bio

Senior Executive and CPA/CA with extensive international experience in Financial Services, SaaS, Retail and Manufacturing sectors creating enterprise value in multiple and diverse roles (CFO, COO, Innovation, Corporate Development, Business Development, Strategic Development, Risk Management and Audit). Chris is the EVP and Head of the Financial Services Division at Trust Science, a Fin-tech company that leverages Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to capture and interpret unstructured and structured data to score individuals for various verticals including Consumer Finance, Recruitment & Human Resources, Counter Terrorism & Security, and Sales & Marketing. Chris leads sales, strategy and business development for the Trust Science® Financial Services Business Unit. Previously, Chris spent 7 years with Dollar Financial Group (Consumer Finance) in various Senior Financial and Operating Executive roles reporting to the CEO/CFO of North America. Leading a team of professionals, he successfully completed 6 acquisitions, launched multiple products including an Installment Lending product ($425 MM), completed profit/cash flow enhancing initiatives, and led Strategy Development, Project Management and F P&A Teams, supporting 900 financial branches and support centres across North America. Chris was also a Boarded Executive Officer at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for 15 years where he obtained International experience in Wealth Management, Retail Banking, and Risk Management, leading large Teams. Previously Chris was a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen, conducting business advisory and audit services, largely in the manufacturing, retail, and mining sectors.