IEDC Speakers

Chris Walsh

NiceLabel, CEO, UK

Chris Walsh is the CEO of NiceLabel. He has worked with the company on a founder succession plan over a 6 year period.  Chris has over 30 years of experience as an international leader in both software and hardware technology businesses.

NiceLabel is an award winning $20m enterprise software business founded in Slovenia 25 years ago.  It has offices in the USA, Germany, UK and China. The group employs 135 people of 14 nationalities in 11 countries. Its customers include a high proportion of the major global enterprises. It is a member of the London Stock Exchange ELITE company program.

Previously Chris was Managing Director of Zebra Technologies EMEA.  Joining the business shortly after start-up Chris led the team to $150m in revenue over a 9-year period. The business grew both organically and through a series of acquisitions and employed 250 people.

Chris’ earlier experience was with GEC-Marconi, Esselte a Swedish company and with Ali Group Spa in Italy. Chris studied business at Liverpool Polytechnic.

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