Chris isa Senior Executive Advisor of Thuasne and the CEO Emeritus of its subsidiary, Knit-Rite, a medical device and textile manufacturer in Kansas City, KS with over 100years of history. Chris has had various executive, finance and operational leadership roles, and has been involved in key strategic projects including three acquisitions, a management buy-out, the divestment of a division, the construction of a new plant in North Carolina and the sale of Knit-Rite to the international medical device firm, Thuasne (Two Ann) at the end of 2020.Chris also serves on Thuasne’s worldwide executive committee as part of its leadership team.

Chris is a current advisory board member of Kansas City Manufacturing Network, past President of the Kansas City chapter of Financial Executives International and a past board member of the Wyandotte County Economic Development Council. Chris is a CPA and began his career after graduating from Kansas State at Ernst and Young, later moving into Controller positions with various manufacturing and distribution companies prior to joining Knit-Rite. In his spare time, Chris loves to be outside in any capacity and he loves to travel with his wife, Kim, and spend time with his four children