Chris Brown is a director of Bluestone Films Ltd, Vice-Chair of the Poetry School, and a trustee of Leeds 2023 City of Culture.
Chris worked at Jaguar Cars, Lucas, GEC and FKI before in 1990 he co-led a buy-in to the Huddersfield-based engineering company David Brown (no relation). As Chief Executive he grew the company into a worldwide enterprise, with manufacturing facilities in 22 countries, and took it to a successful flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 1993.
Chris was High Sheriff of West Yorkshire in 2016/17, and again in 2025/26. He remains an active competitive swimmer with the City of Bradford Swimming Club, and has held numerous National Masters titles and British records.
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