A seasoned executive with over 25 years of C-level experience, which includes holding the position of CEO, President, and CFO, respectively, of several prominent Portland businesses. When leading companies as its CEO, Chris has had 10 successful liquidity events. In addition, he has lead 40+ mergers/acquisitions on the buy and sell side of these deals. Chris holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Oregon State University. He also has been and currently sits on the boards of a variety of companies and charitable organizations throughout the United States.
CEO & President @ Pulse Health LLC, a pioneer in delivering breath technologies that can measure several key human biomarkers that provide early detection of a variety of diseases. Pulse’s flagship product, Revelar™ is the first non-invasive device that measures aldehydes, known indicators of cell damage.
Chris began working with Pulse Health in April 2007 as a key outside advisor to the management team and an early angel investor. Pulse was an early stage pre-revenue company that was deep into R&D on their first non-invasive diagnostic tool. Chris became Chairman of the Board in October 2007. He oversaw the creation of Pulse's first prototype product and purchased the technology with its research firm.
In January 2008, Chris accepted the role of CEO for Pulse Health and was instrumental in raising $9.4M in a Series A and B round of funding. In 2010, Pulse was successful in launching the first-generation Revelar device that generated $5.5M in revenue within the first six months of deployment. As the result of further scientific investigation and breakthroughs, the company has developed the second-generation Revelar device and is set to launch it in late 2015. To date, the demand for Revelar has been overwhelming with over 103,000 units committed under contract, representing over $1.3 Billion in total contracted revenue. From 2008 to Present (7 years) Founder & Owner @ Summit focuses on real estate holding, property development and construction. With 20 years experience in the construction business, Chris has developed a team of highly skilled individuals who work and manage the company, which has been a great place to deploy capital for above market returns. From 2014 to Present (1 year) Chairman & Co-Founder @ A transactional data analytics, marketing and monetization company, focused on bringing offline customers to the online markets through a debit card loyalty program From 2009 to Present (6 years) Board of Directors @ The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) is the world's largest private network of corporations focused on improving workforce productivity by giving members - among the largest and most respected organizations in the world - access to peers, research, tools and technology From 2009 to Present (6 years) Board of Directors @ Henningsen Cold Storage, Portland OR.www.henningsencoldstorage.com, a full service, public refrigerated warehousing company offering over 37 million cubic feet of frozen and refrigerated warehousing space, with locations in Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington From 2009 to Present (6 years) Board of Directors @ Point B, Inc. helps organizations form, execute, and thrive. With capabilities including Management Consulting and Venture Investment and Advisory, Point B's integrated businesses provide value to the organizations and communities it serves. From 2015 to Present (less than a year) President & CEO @ Prior to Pulse Health, Chris was the President and CEO of Unicru, a developer of SAAS talent management enterprise solutions, where he led the company’s transformation into a market leader and eventual acquisition by Kronos in 2006 for $170 million.
Under Chris’ direction, the company aligned itself around a vertically focused business model, allowing Unicru to develop industry-specific products and services to have the greatest impact and attain market leadership in: retail, grocery, transportation, chain drug and dining segments. As part of this plan, Unicru assembled a more sophisticated sales team with experience in selling enterprise software and complex solutions to VPs and CxOs. Additionally, Chris led acquisitions and strategic investments that laid the foundation for the company’s Engineering and Professional Services teams to evolve from developing and supporting a custom solution to a highly configurable platform that was able to approach new markets. With products that were easier to develop, deploy and support, Unicru was able to broaden its reach to include mid-sized companies and target new vertical markets, such as healthcare. As a result of Chris’s entrepreneurial vision and leadership, Unicru attained unprecedented success and undisputed market prominence. As CEO, Chris led Unicru to consecutive years of record revenue that generated enough cash to successfully grow the business, invest in new product development without seeking additional funding, to become a local success story in a region hit hard with unemployment.
In July 2006, Unicru was sold to Kronos, Inc., with Chris being appointed President of the Talent Management Division. Kronos was acquired later that year by Hellman and Friedman, a private equity fund for $1.8 billion. From 2001 to 2007 (6 years) Executive Vice President @ E*Trade is the leading online financial brokerage firm and the largest independent provider of ATMs to merchants and financial institutions in the US. Prior to E*Trade, he was the CFO/COO for Card Capture Services (CCS). With many years of experience in mergers and acquisitions (over 40 buy/sell deals), he led the sale of CCS to E*Trade. From 1998 to April 2001 (3 years)
BS, Business Administration @ Oregon State University From 1980 to 1984 Chris Marsh is skilled in: Leadership, Talent Management, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sales, Finance, Logistics, Private Equity, Retail, Start-ups, Warehousing, Business Development
Websites:
http://www.myrevelar.com,
http://www.cardpowercorp.com