Chris Wood

Chris Wood has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Chris started their career at Jaguar as a Marketing Assistant before moving on to Ninth Seat, where they worked as an International Research Manager. Chris then joined Incite as an Associate, specializing in qualitative techniques and working on integrated qual-quant projects. Later, they became a Principal at Incite, working globally across sectors like Finance, FMCG, Technology, Telecoms, and Travel & Tourism. In 2011, Chris Wood joined Nestlé Professional as the UK&I Channel & Category Insight Manager for Beverages. Chris went on to hold positions such as Regional Insight Champion for Beverage in Europe and UK&I Head of Strategy & Insight. Most recently, they served as the Regional Digital Transformation & Sales Capability Lead for Europe, Middle East & North Africa, leading the digital transformation of Nestlé's Foodservice Sales & Marketing teams.

Chris Wood received a Bachelor's Degree in Modern European Languages (French & Spanish) from Durham University, which they attended from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, they studied at The British School of Paris between 1984 and 1998. In addition to their formal education, they obtained certifications such as the LinkedIn InStruct Program from LinkedIn and the eBusiness Academy Certificate from Nestlé, in 2022 and 2021 respectively.