Kristen Frey

Kristen Frey has worked in the marketing and communications industry for over 17 years. Kristen started their career in 2002 as a Territory Manager for ConocoPhillips, where they were responsible for direct sales of gasoline and related products to a territory of 50 Exxon branded retailers in Eastern Massachusetts. In 2003, they moved to Gulf Oil Limited Partnership as an Exxon Brand Manager, where they managed the marketing operations of over 800 Exxon branded retail stations in New England and New York. In 2004, they joined ORYXE International Inc. as the Director of Marketing Communications, and was responsible for establishing corporate communications for the venture-capital-backed, fuel additive company. In 2008, they became the Marketing Manager for Direct Drive Systems (a former Calnetix Subsidiary) at FMC Technologies, where they were responsible for all marketing and communications activities, sales and business development support, contract development and administration, and health, safety and environment (HSE) management. Kristen successfully sold the company to FMC Technologies for $120M in November 2009. In 2011, they joined Calnetix Technologies as the Director of Marketing, and was a member of the executive team involved in enterprise-wide strategic planning, budgeting, talent acquisition and retention, business development, licensing and M&A. Kristen also established and positioned new subsidiaries/brands that focus on unique niche markets. In 2017, they moved to Upwing Energy as the Chief Marketing & People Officer, and later became the Vice President of Corporate Operations and Communications (Calnetix Subsidiary). In this role, they were responsible for Upwing Energy's marketing, communications, administrative systems, organizational development, policies and procedures, office management, and operational shared resources from parent company (Calnetix). Kristen was also a member of the leadership team involved in long range and annual corporate and strategic planning, budgeting, talent acquisition and retention, market evaluation, business development and M&A.

Kristen Frey holds a Master of Business Administration from California State University-Long Beach College of Business, where they achieved a 4.0 GPA. Kristen also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from The University of Georgia, where they achieved a 3.97 GPA.