Christopher Corson North (born October 1970) is an American businessman, CEO of the online retailer

Shutterfly Shutterfly, LLC. is an American photography, photography products, and image sharing company, headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company is mainly known for custom photo printing services, including books featuring user-provided im ...

. North was born in October 1970. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...

and a master's degree in philosophy from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

. North started his career as a management consultant with

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, in their media and entertainment division. Then he became vice president and general manager of Electronic Publishing for

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Publishers and then chief operating officer of HarperCollins Canada. After that, he was as global managing director at

Phaidon Press Phaidon Press is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books. The company is based in London and New York City, with additional off ...

. He became Amazon UK CEO in January 2011, replacing Brian McBride (now chairman of

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), who stepped down from the role to undergo treatment for prostate cancer. In May 2016, he became CEO of online specialty photo retailer

. According to ''

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'', North is "one of the most powerful figures in British retail". The ''

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'' included North in its list of ''London's 1000 most influential people 2011'', stating that "North is shaking up UK retailing".

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