Chris Phillips (chief executive)
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Chris Phillips (1956–2007) was a Chief Executive of Scottish Widows (a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland) who lost his life in a mountaineering accident.[1]
Phillips was educated at Sexey's Grammar School and Oxford University. His first job was as Policy Advisor to the Social Democratic Party.[2] He joined Scottish Widows from Royal London Asset Management.[3] At the time of his death he was on gardening leave while waiting to join Morley as their CEO.[4] He close to spend that time walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrim's way, to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in northwestern Spain. He was found in deep snow near Roncesvalles.[5]
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| Preceded by Bill Main
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CEO of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Dean Buckley
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References
[edit ]- ^ Langdon, Julia (11 April 2007). "Polymath who died on a pilgrimage doing what he loved best" (PDF). Financial Times. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ The Scotsman
- ^ Investment Week
- ^ Aviva
- ^ "Millionaire pilgrim killed by snowstorm in Pyrenees". The Daily Telegraph . 10 April 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
