Chris Hickman

Business Development Manager

Chris brings over 20 years' experience in financial services, having held various roles at Sesame Bankhall before joining Iress as Senior Business Development Manager in 2014. Throughout his career, Chris has focused on building and maintaining strong relationships with product providers, with a particular emphasis on addressing the UK’s protection gap while ensuring exceptional communication and service delivery.

Passionate about technology and its transformative potential, Chris advocates for the integration of standards across the financial services marketplace. By collaborating with providers and wealth management firms, Chris aims to identify opportunities where standards can drive progress and enhance industry practices. He is committed to showcasing the benefits of adopting standards to create smoother, more efficient, and cost-effective processes to drive benefits to the industry.