Background
Christopher Corson North was born in October 1970.
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Christopher North
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Education
New York University.
Career
He has a bachelor"s degree in economics from Harvard College and a master"s degree in philosophy from New York University. North started his career as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, in their media and entertainment division. Then he became vice president and general manager of Electronic Publishing for HarperCollins Publishers and then chief operating officer of HarperCollins Canada.
After that, he was as global managing director at Phaidon Press.
He became Amazon United Kingdom Chief Executive Officer in January 2011, replacing Brian McBride (now chairman of ASOScom), who stepped down from the role to undergo treatment for prostate cancer. Previously, North was head of Amazon’s United Kingdom media businesses.
According to The Guardian, North is "one of the most powerful figures in British retail". The Evening Standard included North in its list of London"s 1000 most influential people 2011, stating that "North is shaking up United Kingdom retailing".
North sits on the Advisory Committee of Business for New Europe.
