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Chris Cannon

Director - Operations, EMEA

Chris is the Director – Operations in EMEA where he is a strategic leader with accountability for the performance of the business Assets, Logistics, Engineering Operations and Production Management teams across the EMEA regions of the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Gravity Media, Chris holds over 20 years of experience working in Media & Technology where he has progressed through technical operations roles, into management and leadership roles, building and leading large teams to deliver state of the art technical media solutions.

Chris join from NEP where he worked since 2001, and was first promoted to Head of Vision Engineering in 2014 and then in 2016 into his previous role as NEP’s Director of Technical Operations, He has established himself as a seasoned strategic expert and leader in the industry.

His NEP experience includes leading the Operational performance of such key high profile projects including: the royal wedding of William and Catherine as well as the Queen’s funeral broadcast for the BBC. He oversaw UK operations on the Euro’s 2020, Sky Sports Premier League, Champions League, Wimbledon Tournament and the WTA Tennis Tournament. Entertainment highlights include working on high profile reality TV shows including Love Island and The Circle.