Chris Ford

Chris Ford has extensive work experience in the field of sales, marketing, and business development. Chris started their career in 1986 at Diversey Corp, where they worked in sales and marketing roles until 1994. Chris then moved to Rykoff-Sexton Company as a Marketing Manager until 1996, and later joined Colgate-Palmolive Company as a Marketing Manager. In 1997, Chris returned to Diversey and held progressive leadership roles in marketing and sales until 2010. Chris then joined ZEP, Inc. as the Vice President of Marketing, where they led a marketing organization and implemented strategies for sales growth. Finally, they returned to Diversey in 2012 as the Director of Sales for Consumer Brands and later became the Vice President of Distribution, Foodservice & Hospitality, where they played a key role in the growth and development of the company's business in North America.

Chris Ford obtained a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh in the years 1980-1985. Later on, in 2001, Chris pursued an MBA with a focus on Marketing from the Lubar College of Business.