Chris Richings

Chris Richings is a seasoned Senior IT Infrastructure Director with a 20-year track record at global organizations, demonstrating exceptional technical proficiency and a diverse skill set in architecting, engineering, and managing complex infrastructure solutions.

He has a proven ability in IT transformation, Infrastructure planning, operations, design, and deployment, particularly in storage and compute environments, with a track record of successfully introducing new technologies to enhance productivity and reduce business risks.

Chris Richings effectively led a global team responsible for Engineering, Operations, Infrastructure Project Management, and Solutions, showcasing strong leadership skills in consolidating international teams into a unified 24x7x365 global team with standardized operational and engineering practices.

With experience managing a significant annual budget of £15 million, he drove infrastructure consolidation, efficiency improvements, contract renegotiations, and outsourced hardware/software services to optimize infrastructure and platform operations.

His educational background includes studying at the University of Gloucestershire, further enhancing his strong foundation in IT and technical expertise.

Chris Richings has held key leadership roles in reputable organizations, including Senior Director at Global Professional Services Engineering at Pure Storage, Director EMEA/LATAM Professional Services at Pure Storage, Head of Storage, Backup & Virtualization at the UK Home Office, Technical Director at Fidelity Investments Limited, and various other distinguished positions at SANPulse Technologies, Lehman Brothers, BP, EMC Australia, Alcatel Australia, and HP Australia.