Christopher Bell (born 18 November 1957) is a British businessman who was Chief Executive Officer of

Ladbrokes Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are c ...

from 2006 until May 2010. He is currently Chairman of

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and XL Media plc. He was educated at Mexborough Grammar School and

Wolverhampton Polytechnic The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located on four campuses across the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire in England. The roots of the university lie in the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mech ...

. He was previously Chairman of

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until March 2012, and is a former Chairman of

Business in Sport and Leisure Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) is a British umbrella organization comprising a number of major sport and leisure Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time. Free time is time spent away from business, ...

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1957 births Living people Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton British businesspeople Team17 Video game businesspeople {{UK-business-bio-stub