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Chris is 57 years old and was educated at Dulwich College and The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He was commissioned into the Duke of Wellingtons regiment and served in Northern Ireland, Borneo, Belize and Gibraltar.
He qualified as a Jungle warfare instructor and his final military role was training recruits and potential officers at the Kings Division Depot in York.
From 1987-99, Chris enjoyed a successful career as a bond broker, leading growing businesses in the European Government bond and Emerging market derivatives markets.
His final role as a broker was as Managing Director of Emerging Markets derivatives, leading the global business for Cantor Fitzgerald from New York.
Chris was self-employed from 1999-2011, working as a strategic consultant and recruitment entrepreneur.
During this time he was involved in raising money for multimedia start-ups, was CEO of a recruitment firm and consulted to major global companies on talent acquisition and retention strategies.
He also advised on finance-raising and exit strategies for entrepreneurs in the recruitment and marketing worlds.
From 2009-2011, he consulted for BGC Partners, a major global inter-dealer broker, leading and integrating their acquisitions in Turkey, Brazil and Canada.
In 2011, he was appointed by BGC Partners as a Senior Managing Director of business development.
In 2014, he was promoted to Executive Managing Director, Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development.
During this time he lead on around a dozen transactions, several of which had a transaction value of over $100m.
He also Chaired the integration team when BGC completed the acquisition of GFI Group.
This team integrated the businesses seamlessly, with minimal staff leakage and realised over $100m in cost savings.
A particular highlight was driving BGC into the Insurance markets with the acquisitions of Besso and Ed Broking.
Christopher Smith active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Turner Smith Partners Ltd.
![]() Turner Smith Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Turner Smith Partners Ltd. (Turner Smith Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Chris Smith and Mike Doswell. The firm is headquartered in London, England. | Chief Executive Officer | 28/02/2019 |
Former positions of Christopher Smith
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Loadsure Ltd.
![]() Loadsure Ltd. Specialty InsuranceFinance Loadsure Ltd. operates as a spot freight cargo insurance company. It specializes in loadboards, flat premium, freight insurance, logistics insurance, trucking, freight brokers, risk assessment, underwriting, policy managment, and digital claims handling. The company was founded by Johnny McCord in 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 28/02/2022 |
Serious Global Holdings Ltd.
![]() Serious Global Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Serious Global Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interest in providing media publishing services and publishing cards. It provides services through its subsidiary. The company was founded in 1997 by David Joseph Brown and Kathy Ruth Heslop and is headquartered in Camden, GB. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2000 |
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Loadsure Ltd.
![]() Loadsure Ltd. Specialty InsuranceFinance Loadsure Ltd. operates as a spot freight cargo insurance company. It specializes in loadboards, flat premium, freight insurance, logistics insurance, trucking, freight brokers, risk assessment, underwriting, policy managment, and digital claims handling. The company was founded by Johnny McCord in 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Turner Smith Partners Ltd.
![]() Turner Smith Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Turner Smith Partners Ltd. (Turner Smith Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Chris Smith and Mike Doswell. The firm is headquartered in London, England. | Finance |
Serious Global Holdings Ltd.
![]() Serious Global Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Serious Global Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interest in providing media publishing services and publishing cards. It provides services through its subsidiary. The company was founded in 1997 by David Joseph Brown and Kathy Ruth Heslop and is headquartered in Camden, GB. | Finance |
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