Chris Kreidler is a corporate and non-profit Board member and a former C-level executive with over 35 years of global experience across a number of different industries. He is currently an Independent Director for True Blue (NYSE:TBI), BradyIFS (US), Soul Foods (UK, Canada) and Alyasra Foods (Kuwait, KSA, Iraq). He is also a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Rice University Business School. Past Experience: Chris most recently served as EVP and CFO of Sysco Corporation. With sales in excess of $75 billion, Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and equipment products to restaurants, health-care and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Chris was EVP and Chief Financial Officer of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the second largest supplier to the retail grocery industry and one of the largest private companies in the U.S. At C&S, Chris was responsible for the company’s finance functions as well as corporate strategy, M&A activities, real estate strategy, chain customer sales and service and the company’s retail grocery store operations, which included the Grand Union, Southern Family Markets and Piggly Wiggly banners.  Prior to C&S, Chris enjoyed a very successful eleven years at YUM! Brands, Inc., the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, A&W All-American Food Restaurants and Long John Silver’s. At YUM, Chris held roles of increasing responsibility, serving for his two final years as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Treasurer. Chris began his career with the small investment banking firm led by T. Boone Pickens where he worked his way up to Partner.  Chris received both his BA and MBA from Rice University.