Chris Pook is a London-based technology leader with a decade of experience building and running commerce-focused engineering teams. As Director at Absolute Commerce since 2016 and founder of Chris Pook Ltd, he blends hands-on development with commercial leadership across e-commerce and agency environments. His background includes senior engineering roles such as Lead Developer at Kurt Geiger and CTO at Redbox Digital, reflecting a track record of shipping retail-grade platforms and leading technical teams. Trained in Software Engineering at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he pairs formal engineering foundations with entrepreneurial instincts. Colleagues know him for moving fluidly between code and strategy—turning complex requirements into pragmatic, production-ready solutions. Though not a prolific public GitHub presence, his career demonstrates sustained delivery in client-facing, revenue-critical systems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering, Computer Science, 2:1, Software Engineering, Computer Science, 2:1 at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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