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Chris is the co-founder of KidStart, a new UK loyalty programme which rewards members with cash for their children every time they purchase at over 250 retailers. Prior to launching KidStart, he built up 14 years of experience in operations strategy, partnerships, programme delivery and business creation across a range of industries.
Chris began his career in Canada in 1993 as an Engineer for Esso. In 1999 Chris moved to the UK where he joined the global consultancy Accenture where he oversaw the delivery of IT transformation and operational strategy projects for communication and high tech clients. During this period Chris lead and supported the creation of a number of new business ventures including uSwitch.com, an online energy switching business.
In January 2004 Chris was recruited to the senior management team at Computacenter, a £2bn FTSE 250 IT company. Here he held a variety of positions including Group Corporate Planning Director and Head of Vendor Alliances. Chris has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Queens University in Canada and an MBA from INSEAD in France.
KidStart is the UK%u2019s first loyalty programme specifically for families. Parents join KidStart for free and then, once members, they are able to earn savings for their children every time they purchase at over 250 retailers across a wide variety of sectors, including kids, electronics, entertainment, travel, fashion and housewares. Parents can allocated their savings to any number of children and also invite grandparents or other people to save for their children.
KidStart automatically transfers the savings earned by members into any Child Trust Fund or Child Savings account and thus KidStart is a great way for families to top up their existing child savings accounts for free. KidStart is FSA regulated and backed by leading venture capital company Delta Partners.
