Chris Rowley
About Chris Rowley
Chris Rowley is an Account Executive at General Mills with extensive experience in account management and sales across various sectors.
Current Position: Account Executive at General Mills
Chris Rowley currently holds the position of Account Executive at General Mills. In this role, he leverages his extensive experience to manage key accounts, employing his skills in finance management, marketing strategy implementation, forecasting, and sales tracking. His expertise helps drive the company's success in various sectors, including education, health care, and small format stores.
Professional Experience at Kodiak Cakes
Chris Rowley served as Regional Account Manager at Kodiak Cakes from 2017 to 2020. Over these three years, he was responsible for managing regional accounts across the United States. His role required extensive coordination and application of his sales and marketing expertise to support Kodiak Cakes' growth and market presence.
Career with General Mills
Chris Rowley has had a lengthy and successful career with General Mills, spanning various significant roles. He worked as Senior Sales Account Executive from 2013 to 2017 in the Greater Salt Lake City Area, focusing on customer and business building. Before this, he was the Senior Territory Sales Manager from 2006 to 2013, and Customer Account Manager from 1999 to 2006, with both roles based in the Greater Salt Lake City Area. His ongoing career at General Mills underscores his deep industry expertise and dedicated service to a multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods.
Early Career at Acosta
Before his tenure at General Mills, Chris Rowley worked at Acosta as an Account Executive from 1996 to 1999. Based in the Greater Salt Lake City Area, his role involved managing client accounts and applying his skills in sales and account management to benefit Acosta's operations.
Expertise in Account Management and Sales
Chris Rowley possesses significant expertise in managing accounts across several sectors, including education (K-12, colleges, and universities), commissaries, dairies, vending, health care, and small format stores. He applies strong skills in finance management, marketing strategy implementation, forecasting, and sales tracking to his roles. His career is marked by high professional ethics and strategic capabilities, supporting his effectiveness in customer and business building.