Chris Tinker
Non-Executive Director
Chris joined the BBS Capital Board having recently retired from Crest Nicholson PLC after 32 years with the company. He joined the Crest Group Board in 2007 and was acting CEO during 2019.
At Crest, Chris was the long-term Chair of the successful regeneration and strategic land divisions which had a combined development portfolio of circa £7bn across 40 sites. Chris also held Directorships at the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership, the Housing Forum and for 5 years chaired the “Majors sub-committee” of the House Building Federation.
Chris was instrumental in the creation of Crest’s extensive Build to Rent portfolio. This included the delivery of circa 300 BTR dwellings at Park Central, Birmingham, sold to BBS Capital.
Chris now holds several NED roles including Directorships with Cratus Communications and Bathurst Developments Ltd. He is also a member of the PCC of Greyfriars Church, Reading and a Trustee of Yeldall Christian Centres and the Kiriath Trust, two charities involved in the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicts.
He is married with two daughters and is a keen skier, badminton player and gardener.