Chris Griffiths
Chief Sales Officer at D'Addario & Company, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Richard A. Markus
I had the pleasure of working with Chris @ D'Addario when he was Interim Global Supply Chain Manager. At the time we had several major and sensitive costing issues with a major vendor.Chris not only helped expedite what could have been a slow and complicated issue, but helped both D'Addario and the vendor negotiate a favorable pricing and purchasing agreement with a mutual 3d party. His calmness of emotion and direct actions reflected long term business vision, but a great sense of professional respect for our suppliers; enhancing the reputation of the company.
Brian Lundrigan
I have had the privilege of knowing Chris for over nine years and in all that time I am constantly impressed with his drive, passion, knowledge and professionalism. Chris is one of those individuals blessed with a multitude of talents and has a natural ability to take ideas from prototype to commercialization and make it look like a walk in the park. It is for this reason that I have looked forward to the day that a business opportunity would present itself where I might have the satisfaction of working closely with Chris. Now after nearly two years working with Chris in building Grey Island Energy, I am even more convinced of his skills and would highly recommend him for his abilities in all business facets.
Richard A. Markus
I had the pleasure of working with Chris @ D'Addario when he was Interim Global Supply Chain Manager. At the time we had several major and sensitive costing issues with a major vendor.Chris not only helped expedite what could have been a slow and complicated issue, but helped both D'Addario and the vendor negotiate a favorable pricing and purchasing agreement with a mutual 3d party. His calmness of emotion and direct actions reflected long term business vision, but a great sense of professional respect for our suppliers; enhancing the reputation of the company.
Brian Lundrigan
I have had the privilege of knowing Chris for over nine years and in all that time I am constantly impressed with his drive, passion, knowledge and professionalism. Chris is one of those individuals blessed with a multitude of talents and has a natural ability to take ideas from prototype to commercialization and make it look like a walk in the park. It is for this reason that I have looked forward to the day that a business opportunity would present itself where I might have the satisfaction of working closely with Chris. Now after nearly two years working with Chris in building Grey Island Energy, I am even more convinced of his skills and would highly recommend him for his abilities in all business facets.
Richard A. Markus
I had the pleasure of working with Chris @ D'Addario when he was Interim Global Supply Chain Manager. At the time we had several major and sensitive costing issues with a major vendor.Chris not only helped expedite what could have been a slow and complicated issue, but helped both D'Addario and the vendor negotiate a favorable pricing and purchasing agreement with a mutual 3d party. His calmness of emotion and direct actions reflected long term business vision, but a great sense of professional respect for our suppliers; enhancing the reputation of the company.
Brian Lundrigan
I have had the privilege of knowing Chris for over nine years and in all that time I am constantly impressed with his drive, passion, knowledge and professionalism. Chris is one of those individuals blessed with a multitude of talents and has a natural ability to take ideas from prototype to commercialization and make it look like a walk in the park. It is for this reason that I have looked forward to the day that a business opportunity would present itself where I might have the satisfaction of working closely with Chris. Now after nearly two years working with Chris in building Grey Island Energy, I am even more convinced of his skills and would highly recommend him for his abilities in all business facets.
Richard A. Markus
I had the pleasure of working with Chris @ D'Addario when he was Interim Global Supply Chain Manager. At the time we had several major and sensitive costing issues with a major vendor.Chris not only helped expedite what could have been a slow and complicated issue, but helped both D'Addario and the vendor negotiate a favorable pricing and purchasing agreement with a mutual 3d party. His calmness of emotion and direct actions reflected long term business vision, but a great sense of professional respect for our suppliers; enhancing the reputation of the company.
Brian Lundrigan
I have had the privilege of knowing Chris for over nine years and in all that time I am constantly impressed with his drive, passion, knowledge and professionalism. Chris is one of those individuals blessed with a multitude of talents and has a natural ability to take ideas from prototype to commercialization and make it look like a walk in the park. It is for this reason that I have looked forward to the day that a business opportunity would present itself where I might have the satisfaction of working closely with Chris. Now after nearly two years working with Chris in building Grey Island Energy, I am even more convinced of his skills and would highly recommend him for his abilities in all business facets.
Experience
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D'Addario & Company, Inc.
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Musicians
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200 - 300 Employee
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Chief Sales Officer
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Sep 2019 - Present
Global Sales
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Director - D'Addario Accessories
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Feb 2016 - Sep 2019
Full Operations, HR and P&L responsibilities (from manufacturing to global sales and marketing, global supply chain and new product development).
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fine tune consulting
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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Director
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Dec 2010 - Present
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