Chris is the Senior Vice President, Finance - Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development for Teradata, reporting to Claire Bramley, CFO. Chris joined Teradata in December 2020 to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships and to enhance Teradata’s profile with global institutional investors and Wall Street analysts. Chris will also develop and manage our Corporate Development framework and processes to evaluate potential acquisition and partnership candidates.
Chris is a seasoned finance executive with expertise in Investor Relations, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Treasury, and Corporate Development. Chris has a track record of successfully communicating corporations’ strengths, educating shareholders and analysts to drive credibility, conviction and interest, and a history of strong cross-functional collaboration with fellow executives to achieve and exceed financial and operational plans.
Chris most recently served as Vice President, Finance - Head of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis at BlackBerry, rebuilding a global Investor Relations program and helping BlackBerry transition, model, and forecast a transition from a perpetual to a subscription software license business model. Previously, Chris was the senior Investor Relations officer at HP Inc., managing relationships with analysts and investors and significantly growing valuation and institutional ownership of HP stock. Prior to that, he held M&A advisory executive roles at both Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Chris holds a B.A. in History and Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.
Chris lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with his wife of 20 years and his two children, when not working to increase Teradata’s reputation within the investment community and capital markets.