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Chris Beasley

As ChemVM’s Chief Operating Officer, Chris is responsible for business development, sales, customer service, and day-to-day operations of the company and serves as lead industry technical advisor. Chris has spent 29 years in commercial and operations leadership roles in the specialty chemicals industry. He began his career as an engineer at Dow Chemical and progressed through senior business leadership roles at Mallinckrodt Chemical, Occidental Chemical, EP Minerals, GFS Chemicals, Synthomer USA, and Elevance Renewable Sciences. He also served as a consultant in both management and corporate strategy. Chris holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Washington University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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From Trade Shows to Zoom: Chemical Sales of the Future

7 min read time
September 30, 2020

A day in the life of a chemical sales executive...

It’s a glorious day with a nip of fall in the air. I had a great morning walk and am settling into a morning of conference calls in my home office while my spouse and kids all do the same. Such is the new normal – for the time being during Covid-19 anyway. I could have hardly imagined working like this as I began my career in 1990. There were a few cellphones as big as bricks, but they were pretty rare and expensive.

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