BIOGRAPHY

Christopher Ward has had a wide-ranging career in the private, public and voluntary sectors, in the UK and overseas.

He has particular experience of setting up and running government-funded companies that operate in the private sector.

From 2002 to 2009 he was the Chief Executive of the Wales Management Council in Cardiff, a government-funded, employer-led body promoting the importance of good leadership and management. 

In the 90s he set up a company to administer European Structural Fund programmes in Wales, and prior to that a company providing counselling and support to small and start-up companies in London, in each case taking over work that had been previously handled by government departments.

Prior to this Christopher Ward worked in the book publishing industry for 20 years.  He held senior management positions in product development, production, sales, and marketing in the UK and overseas, including eight years working in Nigeria.  He has worked with the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the UK with responsibility for publishing in Braille and other media, and was the Managing Director of Darton, Longman and Todd, a publisher of religious books.

He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath and Exeter College, Oxford.

 

 

Testimonials

• “Christopher Ward’s presentations are always thought provoking and engaging.”

  “Christopher Ward was inspirational.”

  “Good presentation, interesting subject, food for thought.”

  Delegate feedback at Investors in People Network Events in North and South Wales, June 2010

  “Thank you.  Right on target.  I will use this with my managers and employees at work and in my own life.”

  “Thank you for reminding me of what is truly important.  I needed to hear your message at this point in my life.  I love your passion.”

  “Thank you.  One of the best sessions I’ve been to at this conference, or any conference for that matter!”

  “Thanks for refreshing my head, my heart, and my beliefs.”

  “This was excellent and the best session that I have attended at the conference.  I appreciate you softly incorporating the spiritual side of things.”

  “Inspiring.  I needed to be reminded of the value of life.  This is the most important session I have attended.”

  Delegate feedback at American Society for Training and Development International Conference, Washington DC, June 2009.