Christian Richardson (Chris)

Christian (Chris) Richardson has over 25 years of experience in sales management within the food and ingredient distribution industry. Currently serving as Regional Sales Manager at Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co., Inc. since 2021, Chris previously held the position of National Sales Manager at Omya from 2018 to 2021, overseeing the food segment related to calcium carbonate mining and distribution. Prior roles include Regional Sales Manager at JM Swank, LLC from 2016 to 2018, and at Batory Foods Inc from 2001 to 2016, focusing on food and nutritional ingredients in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. Chris began the professional career at Ashland as a Sales Specialist from 1997 to 2000, managing distribution of fine and mineral supplement ingredients in Utah and Idaho. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Marketing/Management from The University of Toledo, earned between 1989 and 1993.