Chris Kent

Global VP | Finance & Operations Leader | Camping and Caravanning Club | EMEA, APAC, LATAM | Strategic Transformation | ACA (ICAEW) | Ex-Big 4

Greater Leicester Area

About

🎯 Strategic Finance Executive | ACA | VP Finance & Operations | Travel, Leisure & Hospitality Sector Expert I’m a Big 4-trained ACA and commercially driven finance leader with 15+ years of executive-level experience across Financial Reporting, FP&A, M&A, and Strategic Planning. I specialize in transforming financial insight into strategy—accelerating growth, improving profitability, and enabling business transformation across global, fast-paced environments. Currently, I serve as VP of Finance & Operations at RCI International (part of Travel + Leisure Co.), overseeing all finance functions across EMEA, LATAM, and Asia-Pacific. I sit on the Global Executive Board, where I partner with senior leadership to shape commercial strategy, enhance operational performance, and support sustainable long-term growth. Previously, I was Finance Director at Atlas Hotels, leading finance for a £130M revenue / £52M EBITDA business. Before that, I held senior roles at Wyndham Worldwide, including Group FP&A Director for the European Rentals Division, where I played a key role in large-scale M&A—leading the finance workstream for the $1.3B divestiture to Platinum Equity. 🔹 Core Strengths: Strategic Finance | Executive Leadership | M&A Execution | FP&A | Commercial Strategy | Global Operations | Board Reporting | Budgeting & Forecasting | Financial Modelling | Business Transformation

Experience

  • Finance Director at Camping and Caravanning Club
    2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Vice President Operations EMEA & Vice President Finance - RCI International (EMEA, API and LATAM) at Travel + Leisure Co.
    2020 - 2026 · 6 yrs

  • Finance Director at Atlas Hotels
    2018 - 2019 · 1 yr

  • Wyndham Worldwide (Exchange and Rentals) (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Group Financial Planning & Analysis Director
      2011 - 2018 · 7 yrs

    • Group Financial, Planning and Analysis Manager
      2007 - 2011 · 4 yrs

  • Auditor at KPMG UK
    2002 - 2006 · 4 yrs