Summary
Christopher Nigel Banks CBE[1] (born 1959) is a British businessman.
He graduated from Birmingham University with a BA degree in Latin and French 1980. He graduated from Aston University with an MBA degree in 1981.[2]
In his business career, Banks had marketing and general management roles with Grand Metropolitan (now Diageo), Allied Domecq, HP Bulmer and Mars. He was Managing Director of Coca-Cola Great Britain from 1997 to 2001.[3] In 2004, he was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Consumer Products, London).
In public life, he was Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council, Deputy Chair of the National Employment Panel, and a Commissioner for Women and Work. He is a founder of the Independent College Partnership. In 2011, he completed an independent review into fees and co-funding in Further Education. He is the Chair of the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF). He is Chair of Directgov. He is the Deputy Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University.[4][5][3]
Banks was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003 for services to young people and the unemployed.[3][1]
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by the University of Birmingham in 2012.[6]
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- ^ a b "2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List". BBC.com. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Shibley Rahman (24 June 2011). "Chris Banks, From Latin To Coca Cola". Businessbecause.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Chris N Banks Speaker Profile". National-training.com. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Dr Chris Banks - University of Birmingham". Birmingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Chris Banks | The A List". Alumni-web-01.aston.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Honorary Graduands for December 2012". Birmingham.ac.uk. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.