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Technology Director

Chris is responsible for technology at Auto Trader and has worked for the Company for the past 20 years. A software engineer, Chris joined Auto Trader in 1998 as a developer in the small team working on the first Auto Trader website.

Chris has since been an integral part of the product and technology division throughout the successful transition from print to a fully digital business. He remains passionate about software and technology and leads a team of architects as well as product development and operational teams. Chris is responsible for setting the group technology strategy, and more recently has overseen the growth in Auto Trader’s data engineering and data science capabilities. Chris holds a degree in Genetics from Leeds University.

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