Briazz Names J. Montgomery Chellis as Vice-President of Branded Sales.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2001 Briazz, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BRZZ) announced the hiring of J. Montgomery "Monty (programming, abuse) monty - /mon'tee/ Any program with a ludicrously complex user interface that performs a trivial task. An example would be a menu-driven, button clicking, pulldown, pop-up windows program for listing directories. " Chellis as the new Vice-President of Branded Sales. "We view the chance to grow our Box Lunch, Catering and Wholesale businesses as a significant opportunity for Briazz. We are happy to have Monty join the organization to bring both his experience and expertise to Briazz", said Victor Alhadeff, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Briazz. Since April of 2001, Chellis has been the Regional Director West for the newly formed Kraft/Nabisco organization, handling a $35 million dollar region and integrating the two companies' sales forces and cultures. Prior to that, Chellis was with Nabisco since 1996, where he was the Northwest Region
The Northwest Region Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → . Chellis maintained a high level of excellence in this assignment, maintaining the number two position in company wide sales for two years in a row, averaging 15% growth over 4 years. Chellis received his degree from Central Washington University Central Washington University, or CWU, is an accredited four-year educational institution located in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States. The university originally opened in the late 19th century as a teacher's college, which is still one of the primary majors taken there. in 1988, then began his career as an Account Representative for the Hormel Company. He was promoted to his first million-dollar account within one year. Chellis moved to the Heinz Corporation in 1989, where he grew his career from Account Sales Representative, to Account Sales Executive, to Territory Sales Supervisor to Northwest District Sales Manager in seven years. Bill Vivian, President and COO said: "Monty's significant experience and excellent track record in sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a brings a new depth of leadership to Briazz, which will enable us to rapidly expand our market share in Box Lunch, Catering and Wholesale sales." Founded in Seattle, WA in 1995, Briazz, Inc. prepares and sells high-quality, branded lunch and breakfast foods for the "on-the-go" consumer. Briazz sells its products primarily through its company-operated cafes, through delivery of box lunches and catered platters directly to corporate customers and through selected wholesale accounts. |
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