Adviser
Christopher Hammerbeck has been the Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong since 1999. In this role, he has become a frequent commentator on a wide range of subjects in local and international media and is a public speaker in Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom.
He is connected in executive and non-executive capacities with companies ranging from hi-tech solutions for energy conservation to political risk, both on a regional and global level. He is the President of the Institute of Export (HK Branch) and a member of the Career Development Board of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Previously, Christopher held senior positions in the British Army. He commanded an armoured brigade in the first Gulf War and was the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of British Forces in Hong Kong, planning the closure and withdrawal of the garrison on the change of sovereignty.