Chris Dessent
Chair of the Board
Chris is Managing Director and co-founder of ethical communications agency Creative Concern.
Chris has been communicating environmental and sustainability issues and ideas for thirty years. He brings a passion for conservation and a belief that great communications can make the world a better place.
Creative Concern, the agency he co-founded, has been devising and delivering marketing and communications campaigns for leading brands, charities, public sector organisations and campaigning groups for twenty years. Creative Concern is also a founder member of DNS – the European responsible communications network.
Chris works on national and international accounts, as well as heading up the film team at Creative Concern. Before establishing Creative Concern, Chris worked in television and in senior positions in the charity sector as a communications manager and as head of public affairs.
Chris brings a wealth of experience in all forms of communications including marketing strategy, brand development, video production, digital marketing and website development. He regularly delivers training and presentations on using the power of communications as a force for good.
Chris has extensive experience of developing and delivering campaigns and believes that creativity is part of the solution to tackling the climate crisis.
