Chris became a partner in the stockbroking firm of Kemp-Gee & Co. in 1975. The firm subsequently merged with Scrimgeour and became Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers following its acquisition by Citicorp. From 1986 to 1989 Christopher Clark was Head of Research at Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers. In 1989 he joined Credit Lyonnais Laing, subsequently becoming Head of Research. For many years he was a top rated analyst, first in the Pharmaceutical Sector and subsequently in Quantitative Analysis. Christopher Clark was formerly a founder director and secretary of the Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) and was a non-executive director of William Ransom & Son plc from 1998 to 2007. He was non-executive chairman of Advance Focus Fund Limited, a listed focus fund managed by a member of the Progressive Group, from 2002 until April 2008. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, a Fellow of the Securities Institute and was an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
