Terra Firma Capital Partners
Chris Severson is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in leadership and strategic roles across various industries. Currently serving as Operating Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners, Chris contributes to a firm with a strong track record in private equity and operational real estate. Additional positions include Non-Executive Director at Annington Homes Limited and 4-CT, where efforts focus on affordable housing and addressing health disparities. Previous roles encompass Managing Director at Hopkins Homes Limited, Head of People and Culture at Philip Morris International, and Chief Human Resources Officer at Digicel Group. Chris also boasts military experience as a Marine Corps Officer and TOPGUN pilot. Educational qualifications include dual MBAs from Columbia and London Business Schools, alongside advanced degrees in operational studies and mechanical engineering.
Terra Firma Capital Partners
Terra Firma drives value creation. Founded by Private Equity pioneer Guy Hands in 1994, Terra Firma has a 26-year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since establishment, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 39 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €51 billion. Terra Firma means ‘solid ground’. It reflects our consistent and distinctive approach to investment. We buy asset-rich businesses in essential industries that can be transformed through fundamental change in the long term. As such, we invest time, money and expertise into transforming the strategy, operations and finances of the businesses we acquire, recognising that long term success is not achieved purely by focusing on short-term objectives but through dedicated partnership, integrity and tenacity.