Chris Finck
Chief Commercial Officer
- Role
- Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Dean Foods
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Finck
Well rounded, highly passionate & results driven general manager with strong depth in transforming commercial organizations, building strategic sales capabilities, and optimizing distribution operations. MBA in Marketing with extensive post graduate studies at top tier universities focused on leading high-performance teams and negotiation strategies.
Experience
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Jan 2019 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
Led the U.S. sales organization with $8B in annual sales and people. Delivered $121MM in costs savings / margin improvement actions through a large organization restructure, 50% trade spending reduction, new small drop fee, stronger contract enforcement and several other cost savings initiatives. Implemented a new margin management capability that significantly improved our profitability by customer. Helped take the company into a structured bankruptcy which allowed a successful merger Dean Foods with the Dairy Farmers of America in December 2019 to create a complete vertical operation which removed unnecessary costs.
Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Post Graduate, Leadership Development Program
2006
Harvard Business School
Post Graduate, International Strategic Negotiations Program - Oxford University, London England
2002
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Executive Leadership Program, Managing High Performance Teams
2005
Kellogg Executive Education
Executive Leadership Program
2000
Loyola University Maryland
MBA, Marketing
1990 — 1992
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