Dr Chris Hampshire MBA (Dist.) PhD
Trustee

Chris has held senior management and executive roles in various permanent positions, working for Barclays Bank, Bank of Scotland and Leeds Permanent Building Society amongst others. Chris was Managing Director of the consumer credit card and loan division at First-e Banking Group (a start-up internet bank based in Dublin) in 1999/2000.

Chris went on to establish Global Credit Card Consulting Ltd, where he was Managing Director and owner for over 13 years, working with various clients in the UK and continental Europe. Chris provided interim programme management services and managed major multi-million pound digital change programmes for clients, before developing his academic skills.

In 2009, Chris commenced a 2 year part-time MBA degree course at the University of Chester Business School and graduated with a distinction in 2011. Chris then became a full time doctoral research student at the University of Chester Business School and successfully completed his PhD in 2016.

Chris was appointed IEB Chair by Wirral Borough Council for a school in special measures in 2017/18. Chris subsequently became a Trustee at Frank Field Education Trust, in March 2019, and is Chair of the Finance Committee. Chris was elected Chair of the FFET Board in April 2021 when Lord Field of Birkenhead stood down. Chris is also a Trustee at Weaver Trust, which he joined in Nov 2020, and is a member of their Finance Committee.

Chris is Chair of Willaston Residents’ & Countryside Society and has held this position since 2012, but has indicated he will not be standing for re-election at the next AGM in Oct 2021. Chris has been Chair of Friends of Hadlow Road Station which he established since its formation in 2015.