Alistair Chaytor

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DISC Type : Dc

Advisor - Europe Region at Merchant Advisory Group

Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Alistair is the Global Payments Director at Burberry and a Europe Advisor for the Merchant Advisory Group, specializing in providing commercial leadership to multinational organizations. His expertise lies in building sophisticated payment and financial systems to drive revenue generation and cost reduction, leveraging his experience from luxury retail and online tech.

Outside of work, Alistair is a family man who is passionate about community engagement and inspiring the next generation. He recently had the pleasure of giving a STEM-related talk to year 5 and 6 students at his childrens primary school in Oxfordshire, sharing his knowledge in an accessible way.

He has a passion for public speaking, frequently sharing his expertise at major industry events like the FTT Fintech Festival.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Fast But Wary

Objective Thinker

They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Global Payments
As Global Payments Director for Burberry and formerly Tripadvisor, he builds complex financial systems to underpin business decisions and drive EBITDA growth.
Fintech Innovation
He is a frequent speaker at industry events like the FTT Fintech Festival, sharing his insights on the future of financial technology.
Real-time Payments
Recently spoke on a panel about the future of real-time payments, focusing on the themes of making them 'faster, stronger, and cheaper'.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2025
Advisor - Europe Region at Merchant Advisory Group
12-2023
Global Payments Director at Burberry
3-2021 - 12-2023
Senior Director, Payments & Financial Systems at Tripadvisor
8-2019 - 2-2021
Director, Payments & Financial Systems at Tripadvisor
8-2017 - 7-2019
Senior Finance Manager, Accounting at Tripadvisor

Education

9-2005 - 8-2006
MSc International Economics and Finance from Newcastle University
9-2001 - 8-2005
BA (Hons) Hispanic Studies from The University of Manchester

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Insights For Selling To Alistair

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alistair is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alistair

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alistair move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Alistair take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alistair

Personality Compatibility


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