Chris has worked in the public transport industry for over 50 years, the last 35 as an analyst and consultant. After joining the National Bus Company as a Senior Management Trainee in 1972, he held several line management posts in bus and coach operations, later moving on to marketing and tourism. He was a director consultancy firm The TAS Partnership from 1994 until 2016 and helped to found and then run Transport Events Group, organiser of the UK Bus Awards.