Chris Harrop
Group Marketing Director
Marshalls Plc
Chris Harrop is Group Marketing Director for the UK’s leading Hard Landscaping transformation company Marshalls plc . He is an accomplished marketer with a proven global track record, whilst being an emerging star in the world of corporate social responsibility.
Chris has helped transform Marshalls into a leading sustainable business, ranked 3rd by Management Today in 2007 for its community and environmental responsibility, beaten only by blue-chip giants BSkyB and M&S. In recognition of his achievements, Chris himself came 5th in Ethical Corporation’s Heroes of Sustainability for 2007.
Chris’ commitment has seen him working on the ground in India to raise awareness of Indian child labour in the national media. Back in the UK he has helped introduce carbon labelling on all of Marshalls’ domestic range and full environmental profiles on their commercial range, as well as a ground breaking carbon calculator for customers to use through Marshalls’ dedicated sustainability website.
Chris is a Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors and a Chartered Marketer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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