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Christopher James Langley

Chaired HSL 2015-25 through the buy-in, 8 bolt-ons and the Asker exit (2.5-8.5x for Foresight); ex-CEO Asteral (Fast Track 100).

Outreach drafts on file — 1

Identity spine

Age: 63 · Location: UK · Frame: chair (Foresight house-chair) · Judge tier: 1b · Judge Focus-44 rank: 10

Current role

Chair (portfolio: Clearview Medtech 14605109 [conflict], HTSL Group, Mole Clinic, BVL Topco)
_Company: Multiple boards; Foresight house-chair._

Previous role (signature)

Chaired HSL 2015-25 through the buy-in, 8 bolt-ons and the Asker exit (2.5-8.5x for Foresight); ex-CEO Asteral (Fast Track 100).

Chaired HSL 2015-25 through the buy-in + 8 bolt-ons + Asker exit (2.5-8.5x for Foresight); ex-CEO Asteral; MD Dixons Stores + CEO Jessops PLC (pre-2011 confirmed).

HSL Foresight exit 2025 up to 8.5x return, 30→175 employees, revenues 7x to ~£60m (Lin 44-walk).

Availability

AVAILABLE_NOW for new chair roles

Outreach window: APPROACH NOW (with Clearview scope decision)

Warm-intro nodes

Foresight network; approach only after deciding whether Clearview Medtech (endoscope-servicing) niche is in scope

Character read

chair (Foresight house-chair) · UK PE-portfolio chair pattern · L4 bracket ADJACENT · L1=3 L2=4 L4=4 L5=5 L6=4

Path to seat: portfolio_chair_ex_operator

Sensitive next-conversation questions

Data gap: Real conflict: Chair Clearview Medtech 14605109 (endoscope servicing) — decide scope before approach

Data gap: L6 revised: age 63 no longer mechanically scored; actively taking new chair roles = strong forward motivation signal.

Data gap: L6 evidence-only rescore: Actively taking new chair roles 2025-26 (BVL Topco Dec-2025) = active portfolio-chair phase

Sources

  1. Judge Focus-44 v2 (2026-09-16)
  2. Judge Focus-44 v2
  3. Judge Focus-44 v2 · peak_professional
  4. Judge Focus-44 v2 · anchor_opener_fact
  5. Judge Focus-44 v2 · availability
  6. Judge Focus-44 v2 · outreach_window
  7. Judge Focus-44 v2 · warm_intro_route
  8. Judge Focus-44 v2 · judge_why
  9. Judge Focus-44 v2 · path_to_seat
  10. Judge Focus-44 v2 · data_gaps
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