Chris Phillips (1956–2007) was a Chief Executive of

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(a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland) who lost his life in a mountaineering accident. Phillips was educated at Sexey's Grammar School and Oxford University. His first job was as

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to the

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. He joined

from Royal London Asset Management. At the time of his death he was on

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while waiting to join Morley as their

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. He close to spend that time walking the

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, a pilgrim's way, to the shrine of the apostle

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in northwestern Spain. He was found in deep snow near Roncesvalles.

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1956 births 2007 deaths People educated at Sexey's Grammar School Alumni of the University of Oxford British chairpersons of corporations Mountaineering deaths Social Democratic Party (UK) 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub