Chris Bennett

Chris Bennett is an experienced director, senior executive, researcher, and teacher/facilitator with significant international exposure. He has lived and worked in 6 countries, held directorships in 13 large British and American companies (and senior managerial responsibilities in more than 20 companies) in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.

He is now focused on research, writing, and facilitation/teaching. His interests are centred around how corporate governance is impacted by human behaviour as it occurs in Boards and Top Management Teams, with a particular interest in how these factors mani- fest in different cultures, and in complex company groups.

He serves on the faculty of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and as a Doctoral Researcher at Aston University Business School. In 2021, Chris co-authored a book with John Zinkin on “The Principles and Practice of Effective Leadership