Chris Reid

Chris Reid serves as the Vice President of Business Development for Canada at Players 1st since March 2019, specializing in data analytics for golf operations. Prior roles include Senior VP of Sales & Marketing and CEO of Energent at Rodan Energy from October 2015 to April 2018, and President and CEO at Energent, Inc. from December 2009 to October 2015. Chris held various leadership positions at ANSYS, Inc. from February 2003 to December 2009, including VP of Business Development, VP of Marketing, and VP & GM of the Fluids Business. Previous experience also includes serving as President and CEO at CFX AEA Technology, Consultant to Management at Open Options, Inc., Executive VP and COO at SNC-Lavalin ProFac, and Director of TotalPlant Solution Sales at Honeywell Process Solutions. Chris began their career at Honeywell IAC, where responsibilities included VP of the Chemicals and Systems Business. Chris Reid earned a BASc in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo, completing studies from 1972 to 1977, and graduated from Leaside High School in 1972.