Chris Browning
Managing Partner @Carpe Diem Partners
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Partner @Carpe Diem Partners
San Francisco, CA, US
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
ABOUT CHRIS BROWNING
Proven leader in multinational sales and customer management with global and national corporations, family owned and private equity businesses.* Extensive experience in building sales organizations and sales capability.* Strong performance record with top consumer goods companies leading sales teams and developing customer and organizational strategies to exceed volume, profit, and market share goals.* Developing and implementing brand building and go-to-market channel strategies in foodservice and retail.* Extensive sales leadership experience in both retail and foodservice business channels.* Ex-pat leadership expertise (South Africa)* Successfully acquired and managed local, regional, national, and multinational retail and foodservice customers. Channel expertise includes club, mass, grocery, drug, c-store, petroleum, hardware, foodservice chains, entertainment venues and foodservice business and industry.* Led and managed distributor, bottler, broker sales organizations and direct sales teams to achieve volume, profit, and share goals.* Called on and developed growth focused relationships with the following large customers: Costco, Walmart, Sam’s, Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joes, Meijer, Regal Cinema, Taco Bell International, KFC International, Pizza Hut International, Popeye’s, Church’s, Hardees, Circle K, Sears Holding Company, Orchard Hardware Supply, Fresh N Easy, Bashas, HEB, Ace Hardware, Beverages and More, Williams-Sonoma, Sports Authority, Albertsons, Stater Bros, Bed Bath and Beyond, Lucky Save Mart, Publishers Clearing House, Tesoro, EZ Mart, Subway, Whole Foods, Smart N Final, Winco, SuperValu, M&M, Pick N Pay (S. Africa), Hyperama (S. Africa), Shoprite/Checkers (S. Africa), Spar (S.Africa), 7-Eleven (USA and S. Africa), BP (USA and S. Africa), Shell (USA and S. Africa), Engen (S. Africa), Total (S. Africa).
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