Chris Buckingham

Chris Buckingham (FCIPD) serves as the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Avencia Consulting since October 2017, bringing extensive experience in talent acquisition and recruitment outsourcing. Buckingham holds qualifications as a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, a Prince2 Practitioner Qualified Programme Manager, and is a member of the British Psychological Society. Previous roles include Group Solutions Director at Oliver James, where responsibilities encompassed creating effective recruitment solutions; Business Solutions Director at Guidant Global, focusing on project delivery; Head of RPO and Implementation at Sanderson Solutions Group, overseeing complex talent management projects; Resourcing Advisor at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, managing global recruitment campaigns; Internal Group Recruitment Manager at Meridian Business Support; and Recruitment and HR Manager at ABR Solutions. Chris Buckingham earned a Post Graduate Diploma in HRM from Kingston University and dual honours in Psychology from the University of Reading.