Kris Manos Bio

Kris Manos is a business leader with experience spanning marketing, finance, manufacturing, and general management. She is an active public company director, with deep audit committee and compliance expertise. Kris served as President of Wilsonart Americas, the leading manufacturer of decorative laminate, with over $600 million in revenue. As the first outside president in Wilsonart’s history, she drove significant improvements in revenue and EBITDA, while successfully selling the company to private equity. Previously, as President of Herman Miller’s North American Office business, Kris drove growth and profitability through building brand, creating new products, and developing strong diverse teams. She effectively balanced growth and profitability goals, doubling operating income while growing sales over 10% annually. Kris also led marketing for both Herman Miller and Haworth, another leading office furniture manufacturer, revitalizing their brands by clarifying essential values and creating distinct positioning. Kris has led global product development, business development, customer service, and manufacturing teams, having started her business career as a first line supervisor in a diesel engine plant at Navistar. Kris is a director of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Columbia Forest Products, and Dexter Apache Holdings. She previously served on the boards of American Capital (NASDAQ:ACAS), Soil Safe, and Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ:SCSS). Kris is the founding co-chair of Women Corporate Director’s Austin Chapter, and is a member of the Committee of 200, the National Association of Corporate Directors and the TED community. She serves as a director of KickStart International. She previously served on the boards of Holland Hospital and International Relief and Development.