Chris is our Chief Corporate Development Officer, joining Vistra in October 2023.

He leads our Corporate Development function and is responsible for driving inorganic growth and corporate development activities to achieve our long-term strategic growth objectives. 

Chris has over 20 years’ professional experience working in private equity, venture capital, M&A and corporate finance. Prior to joining Vistra, Chris was Head of South-East Asia for Potential Capital, an Asia-Pacific mid-market private equity firm focused on the technology and services sectors.

Chris is a Chartered Accountant (CANZ) who holds a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Australia and bachelor degrees in Commerce and Social Sciences from Curtin University, Western Australia.

Chris is commercially orientated towards the strategic value drivers in business and believes in the importance of a focused inorganic strategy to support and enable growth objectives for an organisation.