Robert “chris” Kreidler

Biography

Robert “Chris” Kreidler is a strategic and financial consultant and was a Special Advisor to the Aimia Board of Directors from December, 2016 until he joined the Board in May, 2017. Mr. Kreidler is also a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and a Member of the Council of Overseers for Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. From 2009 to 2015, Mr. Kreidler was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sysco Corporation, the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Prior to Sysco, Mr. Kreidler was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Customer Officer of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the United States. Before C&S, Mr. Kreidler enjoyed 11 years with Yum! Brands, one of the largest restaurant companies in the world and the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, where he held a number of international positions, culminating in his role as Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Treasurer. Earlier in his career Mr. Kreidler was a partner in the small investment banking firm led by T. Boone Pickens. Mr. Kreidler earned a B.A. from Rice University, and an M.B.A from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee

Research Interest

 Strategy and Finance, Marketing