Chris Phillips (chief executive)

Chris Phillips (1956–2007) was a Chief Executive of Scottish Widows (a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland) who lost his life in a mountaineering accident.[1]

Phillips was educated at Sexey's Grammar School and Oxford University. His first job was as Policy Advisor to the Social Democratic Party.[2] He joined Scottish Widows from Royal London Asset Management.[3] At the time of his death he was on gardening leave while waiting to join Morley as their CEO.[4] He close to spend that time walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrim's way, to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in northwestern Spain. He was found in deep snow near Roncesvalles.[5]

References
  1. Langdon, Julia (11 April 2007). "Polymath who died on a pilgrimage doing what he loved best" (PDF). Financial Times. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. The Scotsman
  3. Investment Week
  4. Aviva
  5. "Millionaire pilgrim killed by snowstorm in Pyrenees". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.


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