First Name
Chris
Last Name
Dieringer
Company Name
Microsoft Corporation
Job Title
National Industry Director, Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods
Speaker Bio
Chris is the National Industry Director, Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods for Microsoft Corporation. He is currently leading the US Retail and CPG practice focused on following current and future trends in the industry and helping customers realize those within their digital transformation. He has experience with sub segments including Consumer Electronics, Grocery, Home Improvement, Fashion / Apparel, Department Store and CPG companies. Functions include: Marketing, HR, Tax, Supply Chain, Finance, Merchandising, Operations, Strategic Planning with technologies in business intelligence, data warehouse, application development, ERP deployments, CRM installations and cognitive services delivery.

Prior to the Industry practice, he spent time as a data solution architect for the west coast Microsoft Sales team delivering solutions centered around machine learning, AI and cognitive services. Preceding Industry sales, he spent 5 years as a Technology Director in the Microsoft Retail stores, and 4 years across Mergers and Acquisitions in Microsoft. Preceding Microsoft, he had various individual contributor and leadership roles in Hewlett-Packard and Bottling Distributors for PepsiCo.
Chris Dieringer