FOLLOWING a 25 year career in the geospatial sector working in a variety of high profile roles both in the UK and Japan, Chris Holcroft has joined award-winning Altrincham based global IT Consultancy, Informed Solutions as a principal consultant.

Former CEO of the geospatial industry’s representative body, the Association of Geographical Information (AGI), and of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), Chris was most recently director of strategic business development for Ordnance Survey (OS) International.

Chris said:“I am delighted to be joining Informed Solutions and be part of their scale up and global expansion.

"They are among Europe’s leading GIS consultancies with an outstanding reputation in both the public and private sectors of delivering leading edge, and often award winning technical solutions to complex business and safety critical problems.

"With my background in the geospatial sector both in the UK, Middle East, Far East and Pacific Rim, this is a perfect opportunity for me to continue to develop in the industry that I have been passionate about for all my working life.”

Chris will divide his time between Informed’s Altrincham HQ and London Offices.