CHOISE.Application portfolio · 2026

London · 18+ years of experience

Creative instinct.
Commercial discipline.

I’m Christopher Shanahan, Director of Marketing at BARNES Yachting and founder of CHOISE Design. I build brands people want to experience.

+250%

Growth in property and yacht sales

+17%

Customer acquisition

+40%

Social engagement at CHOISE

Why Apple

Strategy and craft should never compete.

My career has been built at that intersection: translating global strategy into local relevance, aligning creative teams and commercial goals, and delivering work that feels considered at every touchpoint: digital, social, film, print and live experience.

Experience

Global perspective.
Hands-on delivery.

BARNES International / BARNES Yachting

Marketing Specialist → Global Head → Director of Marketing · 2021–Present

CHOISE Design

Creative Director & Founder · 2020–Present

Bective (now Druce)

Head of Marketing · 2010–2020

Bonhams

Desktop Publisher · Oct 2008–Apr 2010