Chris Outram
CO-CHAIR
Chris Outram, Founder and partner of OC&C Strategy Consultants
In more than 30 years of strategy consulting, Chris has addressed the full range of strategic issues from corporate strategy to divisional performance, embracing mergers & acquisitions and organizational advice.
Chris has board-level experience on both sides of the Atlantic, which gives him the experience and ability to talk on an equal level with board members of client companies. Most recently, he has devoted himself to advising Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies.
Over the last 5 years, he has authored two books; “Making Your Strategy Work” and “Digital Stractics”, the latter dealing with the digital battle between Pure Internet Players and more traditional companies who have a strategic need to be winners in the new e-Commerce channels.
Education & Prior Experience
- Leading US strategy consultancies as well as various industrial marketing positions with international corporations
- INSEAD Business School: MBA with Distinction
- Birmingham University: Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Economics (double first-class honours)
