Chris Payne, Chief Executive, Headlam Group Plc

Chris joined the Headlam Group Plc as Chief Financial Officer in 2017, and was appointed Chief Executive in 2022 having been a key architect of the Company’s strategy centred around growth, efficiency, and modernisation. Chris was previously at Biffa plc, the UK integrated waste management company, where he was Group Commercial Finance Director, a member of the Group Executive Team, with responsibilities for the operational finance teams and divisional finance directors, commercial pricing and leading the M&A function. Prior to that, Chris held finance and commercial director positions at several listed businesses.

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant having trained with KPMG and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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