Chris Hall

Director, Donhead Consulting

Chris has been working as a management consultant in corporate and business strategy for over 20 years. He has worked with multi-national corporations involved in manufacturing capital and consumer goods, construction and professional services, primarily in the EU, Switzerland and the US. More recently he has been involved in a number of successful start-ups

Career details and achievements

• Braxton Associates: One of the founders of Braxton’s European practice. Braxton Associates, a strategy boutique, was subsequently acquired by Deloitte
• Deloitte: Partner within the strategy practice at Deloitte
  Focused within the manufacturing practice with clients in Europe and the US. Also responsible for European recruiting which resulted in the practice growing to over 500 consultants worldwide
• Donhead Consulting:
  Strategy consulting within a smaller environment
  Transfer of a US healthcare business into the UK market
• Donhead Publishing: Investor and Director of this specialist publisher

Skill detail, track record and services provided

Chris has been involved in many successful consulting assignments, a sample of which are given below.

Corporate Strategy: Working with the CEO of a portfolio of companies to identify which businesses to invest and grow, which to hold and which to exit.  Client example: $2bn Swiss manufacturer

Business Unit Strategy; Working with the MD of a business unit to identify which products or services to grow, hold or exit to generate value. Client example: £1bn International electrical equipment manufacturer

Marketing strategy; Evaluating where and how to position a product or service based on a series of in-depth customer interviews linked to market and competitor analysis. Client example: International professional services firm

Customer Satisfaction: Evaluating how the client is perceived by its customers and partners within specific geographies. Client example: leading global defence company

New Opportunity: Evaluation of new opportunities either through organic development or acquisition. Client example: £5bn global construction company