Chris Manning serves as the Managing Director, UK & Europe at The Orchard. Manning is based in London and leads global distribution efforts for the company. He oversees operations in The Orchard’s London office, the company’s largest presence outside of its NYC global headquarters and also provides direct leadership to Orchard offices in France, Germany, Benelux, and Scandinavia as well as driving the company’s overall European strategy. Manning has played an important role in strengthening The Orchard’s global reach via mergers and acquisitions, along with scaling operations both locally and internationally. He was essential to bringing companies such as Above Board, Red Essential, finetunes and Phonofile into The Orchard. Chris has worked with numerous clients including RAYE, Big Brother/Ignition, The Other Songs, Perfect Havoc, Demon, One Seven, Smash the House, NWE, One Media, FAMM, Lithuania HQ, Napalm, and more.