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Chris Gawith is a director at Gawith Hoggarth, a company based in Cumbria that has manufactured tobacco products since the 18th Century.
As well as working in the tobacco industry, Chris is an established business leader in several sectors and disciplines including nuclear piping, product design, aerospace component design, oil and gas component design, plastics, castings, precision engineering and start-up product consultation.
Chris Gawith is a director at Gawith Hoggarth, a company based in Cumbria that has manufactured tobacco products since the 18th Century.
Career Overview
As well as working in the tobacco industry, Chris is an established business leader in several sectors and disciplines including nuclear piping, product design, aerospace component design, oil and gas component design, plastics, castings, precision engineering and start-up product consultation.
Chris took on leadership of the Gawith Hoggarth tobacco business in 2019, and since 2016 has also owned a technical company based in Valais, Switzerland.
Between 2011 and 2017, Chris owned and ran product and mechanical design consultancy Xtreme Design based in Stirling, Scotland. He first cut his teeth in design engineering with Kannegiesser UK, working in their R&D department at their Kendal base.
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Listen to Chris Gawith's Leaders of Great Britain podcast.
In the News
Gawith Hoggarth boss lifts lid on tobacco industry challenges
News | Published October 11th 2021, 2:30 pm
Speaking on The Leaders Council Podcast, Chris Gawith from tobacco product manufacturer Gawith Hoggarth speaks about the challenges being faced by the tobacco industry as a result of strong regulation and the new post-Brexit trading environment.Read more →
Plans submitted for conversion of Gawith Hoggarth’s former premises in Kendal
News | Published July 29th 2021, 4:36 pm
Tobacco product manufacturer Gawith Hoggarth has submitted plans to South Lakeland District Council to convert its former premises in Kendal, The Westmorland Gazette reports.Read more →
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