Chris Gibson Bio

Chris is a Portfolio Director in the Private Equity team and focuses on partnering with purpose driven management teams to grow businesses through the early growth stage. He enjoys the challenge of scaling early-stage businesses and is highly motivated by the Bridges investment approach to deliver positive impact without compromising on investment returns. Prior to joining Bridges, Chris spent 9 years as a Director at the Flowerdale Group overseeing the private equity portfolio, initially based in Hong Kong and then in London. He was also CFO of their largest portfolio business, a US based paper crafting brand, which he helped relaunch, scale globally and then successfully exit. Chris has worked with management teams in the US and across APAC, and he has diverse experience including consumer goods, ecommerce, manufacturing, global supply chains and scaling consumer communities. Chris qualified as a Charted Accountant with KPMG in South Africa after studying Finance & Accounting at the University of Cape Town.