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Chris Henry - Managing Director of PR agency 818

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Chris started his career as a promotions coordinator at Classic Hits before moving across to TV and starting his PR agency.

Chris runs the PR agency 818 which is the PR force behind some of NZ's most successful entertainment projects including kiwi films What We Do In The ShadowsHunt for the Wilderpeople and The Breaker Upperers as well as the TV hit The X Factor NZ and top live events such as the sold-out music festival Rhythm and Vines, the immersive musical Pleasuredome and currently Disney’s Broadway smash Aladdin the Musical.

Chris trained in Radio and started his career as a promotions coordinator at Classic Hits before moving across to TV with roles at MTV and Shortland Street before starting 818 in 2014.