#203 Chris Gunning: The James Bond Accountant

Published: May 24, 2021, 4 a.m.

Chris Gunning is the Finance Transformation Service lead at Heineken in Amsterdam where he has been living with his family over the last 20 years. \xa0 \xa0 Starting off back in Belfast with an Accountancy Degree from Queens, he\u2019s since lived and worked all over the world on every continent \u2014 except Antarctica \u2014 for Global Tech Companies, Automotive businesses and now one of the biggest beer brands in the world. \xa0 \xa0 Chris is also:

  • A self-confessed metal-head
  • An avid-kayaker
  • And the most James Bond-like accountant, I\u2019ve ever met in my life.
\xa0 \xa0 In today\u2019s show, we hear stories about growing up in Belfast in the \u201970s, working under the supervision of armed guards in Pakistan and being whisked out of an unnamed South American country after he and his team discovered something they shouldn\u2019t have\u2026 \xa0 \xa0 Check it out. \xa0 // \xa0 Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/chris-gunning-heineken