Chris Hinde is a Managing Director within the Management Consulting division of Teneo, and a specialist in the Transport practice.

Chris leads Teneo’s engagements in the UK rail sector, and is an expert adviser on commercial strategy to Train Operating Companies and key participants in the rail supply chain. More broadly, Chris’ transport experience includes engagements in the bus, light rail, and highways sectors from the perspective of operators, regulators and key suppliers.

Chris’ specific transport experience includes the following:

• Commercial and revenue growth strategy – including business-as-usual growth and major franchise bids / tenders within UK rail. Chris recently led the revenue workstream on a bid for a UK franchise worth c. £10bn, managing technical and strategic teams to deliver the forecast
• Proposition development – identifying market opportunity for new products/services for customers in the transport supply chain, with particular expertise in fares and ticketing and the supply/maintenance of rolling stock
• Franchise bid support – including definition of the overall structure of the written submission, and working with the bid leadership team and authors to deliver a clear and compelling strategic narrative
• Regulatory strategy – working with regulators and system operators within highways and rail, including work on the impact of incentives, and ensuring deliverability of major capital programmes

Outside transport, Chris has a detailed understanding of the waste sector in the UK and Ireland, and has provided strategic advice to clients in B2C (retail) markets on a global basis.

Across several sectors, Chris is an experienced engagement manager of commercial due diligence projects for private equity and corporate clients.  He has participated in over 20 transactions representing both the buy-side and sell-side.

Prior to joining Teneo, Chris worked for a leading cybersecurity and intelligence firm and was, for a brief period, a semi-professional rowing coach.

Chris holds an MA (Hons) in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Cambridge. He lives in Greenwich, UK, with his wife, Verity.