Chris Phillips (1956–2007) was a Chief Executive of Scottish Widows (a life, pensions and investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland) who lost his life in a mountaineering accident.
[1] Phillips was educated at Sexey's Grammar School and Oxford University.
[2] He joined Scottish Widows from Royal London Asset Management.
[3] At the time of his death he was on gardening leave while waiting to join Morley as their CEO.
[4] He close to spend that time walking the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrim's way, to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in northwestern Spain.