Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan has an extensive work experience in finance transformation and management consulting. Christopher is currently serving as the Finance Transformation Director for UK and Group at Inchcape plc since 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the Finance Transformation Lead at Johnson & Johnson in 2022, where they successfully centralized the finance functions across multiple countries, resulting in significant cost savings and improved analytics. Before that, they held similar roles as a Finance Transformation Lead at abrdn in 2021 and as a Senior Manager at VISION Consulting from 2020 to 2021. Christopher also has experience working at Deloitte as a Finance Transformation Management Consultant from 2014 to 2020, where they led the implementation of various automation projects. Christopher started their career as the CEO of CR Marketing in 2007, where they successfully disrupted marketing practices for charity clients and achieved significant sales and donation growth. Additionally, Christopher worked as an intern at Ernst & Young in 2011.

Christopher Ryan obtained a Chartered Accountant (CA) degree in Accountancy and Finance from ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, they pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Accountancy and Finance from Heriot-Watt University from 2010 to 2014.