Feb 20 2013
Chris Moss – Growth Strategies Speaker
Founder of the Orange Brand, Creator of Virgin Atlantic’s ‘Magic Moments’ and Former 118 118 Chief Executive and Growth Strategies Speaker
Chris Moss is a Business innovator and Intrapreneur. A highly experienced board level brand and marketing leader he has already created 3 multi-billion dollar brands with a track record of delivering award winning launch campaigns, broadscale business transformation and sustained bottom line growth through product, service and communications innovation. He is knowledgeable across the technology, telecommunications, travel and finance sectors with a particular interest in emerging service markets.
Intrapreneur: “A person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk-taking and innovation”
American Heritage Dictionary
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