Chris Avery

Chris Avery is the current Director at Frost Bank. Prior to this, Avery was a Founding Partner at AESOP, LLC from January 2011 to December 2018. There, Avery was responsible for creating a strategic vision to develop the organization, open 7 locations, recruit, hire, and train a management team, while growing sales and profits to exceed outlined expectations. Under Avery's leadership, the company saw 3+ years of continued revenue growth, to include same store sales growth, and 3+ years of top profit ratios to sales revenue (30%+). Avery was also an active member of several Kaizen teams to generate new product / service development, further outline operational structures, and determine the most effective marketing strategies for brand development. In just 3 years, the company was able to open in 3 separate markets. Additionally, Avery was able to create vendor partnerships to consolidate inventory needs and reduce operational costs (reduction of 5%+). Lastly, Avery was able to successfully sell 4 locations for a profit.

Before AESOP, LLC, Avery was a Team Leader / District Sales Manager at United Stationers Supply Company from June 2007 to March 2012. There, Avery was responsible for leading a team of sales representatives and driving sales growth in the district through effective coaching and mentoring. Additionally, Avery successfully developed and implemented strategies that resulted in increased market share and profitability.

Lastly, before United Stationers Supply Company, Avery worked as a National Account Manager at Maybelline New York from March 2002

Chris Avery has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from Christian Brothers University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.