Chris was a founding student at Springbank. After leaving our school he has graduated from Massey University with a BBS (Management) and a Post Graduate Diploma (Distinction). In recognition of his achievement in the College of Business, Chris was awarded the ASB Bank Scholarship, Freemasons Scholarship, Sovereign Assurance Scholarship, AIG Prize for Entrepreneurship and the prestigious Massey Scholarship.
He has had entrepreneurial success via the commercialisation and divestment of both a promotional products and a textile printing company in Auckland.
Whilst under his management, Chris’ company was the largest domestic printer of umbrellas in New Zealand. Following this success he was inducted into the Enterprise New Zealand Hall of Talent in 2006. Chris then spent almost 4 years working for a $60m private equity fund, Knox Investment Partners. At Knox he worked on mergers & acquisitions, business integration, strategic planning and project management. He has now started his own Private Equity Fund, CCE Partners, in Auckland city. www.ccepartners.co.nz
Springbank actively encourages you to pursue your own personal interests and passions with vigour, whether they are academic, enterprise, sporting, or something else. Some of the friends that I made at Springbank will be friends for life. “
