Chris joined Anixter International's (NYSE: AXE) Wire & Cable Division in June 2013. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales for Broder Bros., Co., the leading wholesale distributor of promotional apparel, a role in which he was hired to merge three acquisition-legacy competing brand and selling strategies and led all business development functions. The revised strategy and structure prepared the company’s compounded outperformance of the wholesale apparel market including a record 165% EBITDA growth rate in 2010. His transition to promotional products followed a diverse career in industrial manufacturing where he managed roles in Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing. Chris began as a Manufacturing Engineer for a division of General Dynamics. In early 1999, he joined Swedish manufacturing conglomerate Sandvik Inc., where he held posts in Sales Management, Consulting, and as the leader of Sandvik Tooling's NAFTA Corporate Quality group where he focused on acquisition integrations & interim management. Within that role, Chris gained significant international experience. In 2004, he departed to head strategy for a major operating unit of Sandvik's largest distributor (IDG) where he guided the traditional MRO product-focused distributor to become the leading procurement services outsourcer in the space, priming a 7.5x EBITDA equity event in 2008. Chris is dedicated to continued education and growth, attending courses at Harvard, Wharton, and holding a MBA with honors and a BS in Business Management from the Johns Hopkins University. He is also a Motorola trained Six Sigma Master Black Belt (Lean) and a certified project management trainer who has personally managed over 50 projects using those methodologies. Chris is a frequent speaker on the topic of balancing ventures, effort, and leadership- the dynamics he considers to be at the center of successful management. He’s also been a board member for three companies.

SVP, Wire & Cable Division @ From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Greater Chicago AreaSenior Vice President of Sales @ From May 2012 to June 2013 (1 year 2 months) Vice President of Sales @ From January 2009 to May 2012 (3 years 5 months) Vice President of Sales, Alpha & Broder Divisions @ From May 2008 to January 2009 (9 months) Vice President of Sales, Alpha Division @ From August 2007 to May 2008 (10 months) Division Vice President, Sales & Marketing @ From September 2004 to August 2007 (3 years) Director of Corporate Quality @ From December 2002 to September 2004 (1 year 10 months) Manager of Corporate Quality @ From February 2002 to December 2002 (11 months) Territory Manager, North Atlantic Business Unit @ From January 2000 to February 2002 (2 years 2 months) Production Engineer, Productivity Team @ From May 1999 to 2000 (1 year) General Manager, Medical Components @ From July 1998 to May 1999 (11 months) Leader, Horizontal Machining, Medical Components @ From January 1998 to July 1998 (7 months) Cell Leader @ From March 1997 to January 1998 (11 months) Procurement Manager @ From March 1996 to March 1997 (1 year 1 month) Manufacturing Engineer @ From April 1995 to March 1996 (1 year) Machinist @ From March 1994 to April 1995 (1 year 2 months) Operator @ From September 1993 to March 1994 (7 months)

Strategic Negotiations @ Harvard Law SchoolB.S., Business Administration @ The Johns Hopkins UniversityMBA @ The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business SchoolCertificate, Multinational Corporate Finance @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Chris Blakeslee is skilled in: Account Management, B2B, Budgets, Business Development, Contract Negotiation, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Customer Service, Direct Marketing, Engineering, Forecasting, Incentive Programs, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Management, Manufacturing