Christopher Nigel Banks
CBE (born 1959) is a British businessman.
He graduated from
Birmingham University with a BA degree in
Latin and
French
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1980. He graduated from
Aston University with an
MBA degree in 1981.
In his business career, Banks had marketing and general management roles with Grand Metropolitan (now
Diageo
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), Allied Domecq, HP Bulmer and
Mars. He was Managing Director of
Coca-Cola Great Britain from 1997 to 2001.
In 2004, he was named
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Consumer Products, London).
In public life, he was Chairman of the
Learning and Skills Council, Deputy Chair of the National Employment Panel, and a Commissioner for Women and Work. He is a founder of the Independent College Partnership. In 2011, he completed an independent review into fees and co-funding in Further Education. He is the Chair of the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF). He is Chair of
Directgov. He is the Deputy
Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University.
Banks was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003 for services to young people and the unemployed.
He was awarded the honorary degree of
Doctor of the University (DUniv) by the
University of Birmingham in 2012.
References
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Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Alumni of Aston University
Living people
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
British businesspeople
1959 births