X-EMERGENCY - Key Persons
Chris has 22 years of knowledge and experience within the Retail Banking and Financial Services arena. Chris has previously worked for Nationwide Building Society and M&S Bank (HSBC Group) and undertaken various roles giving him exposure and insight in the industry. His most recent role was as an Area Manager.
As an Area Manager Chris was responsible for leading his team to meet and fulfil the needs of the customer by identifying suitable financial products. Chris is passionate about people, development and customer centricity and hence, holds the role of Head of Business Lending at X-Forces.
Job Titles:
- Executive Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Institute of Directors
Martin is the Executive Chairman of the Board. Martin provides advice and critique for the X-Emergency Services executive team on many internal aspects, beneficiary delivery programs and stakeholder engagement.
Since 1995 Martin has held a variety of management consultant, business advisor and non-executive director positions within SME, start-up or scaleup operations. He brings to X-Emergency Services a variety of experiences in leadership, training and professional development having worked across many different business sectors within the supply chain for both B2B and B2C multi-national organisations. He has been a business owner for over 15 years and also worked on MOD contracts whilst with BAE Systems building Jaguar and Tornado Aircraft.
Martin is a member of the Institute of Directors and a Chartered Engineer.
Ren has started and run her own businesses throughout her life and is passionate about enabling individuals and communities to support themselves through enterprise. She believes that Enterprise skills are equally important whether you work for yourself or for an employer.
She has combined her years of experience from various organisations to concentrate on entrepreneurial endeavours and support new enterprise. Essential to this is bringing together; Corporate, Government and Charity stakeholders.
Ren was awarded an MBE for service to the Entrepreneurship in 2016 in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours list and is a Reservist in the British Army; a Visiting Fellow at Lord Ashcroft's Business School, Armed Forces Champion for the Federation of Small Businesses, and newly-appointed board member and SME Lead for Enterprise M3 LEP.