Chris Beed

Chris Beed is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in senior finance roles across various organizations. Currently serving as Senior Finance Manager at Science Group since August 2021, Beed also holds the position of Global Information & Services Director at Aptitude Software, overseeing support, IT, and information security across teams in the US, UK, and Poland. Previously, Beed was the Commercial Finance Director at Aptitude Software, instrumental in enhancing the company's commercial strategies and successfully driving new contracts worth approximately £5 million annually. From 2004 to 2016, Beed held several key positions at Aptitude Software, including Divisional Finance Director for a profitable division with a revenue of £20 million and Operating Profit of £9 million, and Divisional Managing Director for a billing division generating £8 million in revenue and achieving operating margins of about 50%. Chris Beed is a Chartered Accountant and graduated with a 2:1 degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Bristol.