Who's Who

Chris Lenton was elected as The Institute’s Chairman on 15 January 2008 for a two-year term of office. Chris also continues in his current role as a full time director of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, where he heads their Group Marketing function. 

No stranger to The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chris’s institutional career began with him assuming the role of Finance Director and Secretary of The Institute in the early nineties; where he went on to hold the posts of Commercial Director, Managing Director (CIM Holdings), Chief Operating Officer, and acting CEO on three occasions during his tenure. Chris left The Institute some five years ago to take up a series of non-executive directorships and was invited to become the Chairman of two companies; Immogenics a healthcare company dealing in blood analysis, and Hidden Differences Group (HDG) a software Company dealing web accessibility.

Chris’s career as a director has centred on strategic planning, marketing and corporate governance. Ethics and corporate social responsibility have played a key part in his business philosophy.

Chris has qualified as a Chartered marketer, Chartered Secretary and Chartered Certified Accountant. He began work for BCI Plc, a speciality chemical company in finance and mergers and acquisitions. His financial career continued with Motorola Inc in their IT business before moving into general management with Perkin Elmer Inc in their IT business.

Born in Kensington, London in 1950 Chris was educated at Staveley School Chiswick, Chiswick Polytechnic and UCL. He is married with two daughters aged 13 and 17 and has been a company director (both public and private) for the last 24 years. His interests include representative rugby and international rowing and he still rows competitively, actively supports rugby and enjoys music, literature and the arts.