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Chris Herbert (born March, 1971 in Guildford, England), is a talent manager who has helped overseen the careers of the Spice Girls, Five, Stephen Gately and Hear'Say. He is the son of the late talent manager Bob Herbert.
Career
With father Bob Herbert a music talent manager the young Chris Herbert grew up in music industry orientated environment that had a large influence on his eventual career direction. At the age of twenty-one Herbert approached his father for advice and assistance in setting up his own talent management company. Safe Corporation was founded as an independent music management company in March 1994. The first project the pair worked on was the creation of an all-girl pop group to cater to what he had identified as a potentially massive untapped market.
Spice Girls
By mid-1994, the Herberts and Chic Murphy had auditioned 600 applicants, and whittled the line-up down to Melanie Brown, Suzanne Tinker, soon replaced with Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams, Lianne Morgan, quickly replaced by Melanie Chisholm and Michelle Stephenson, quickly replaced by Emma Bunton.
Personal life
Chris is married with his wife Shelley Herbert and have together a son.