About Us

About Us

 

About Us

Chris Tiesman founded Metis CFO Partners with a vision to deliver world-class financial leaders to businesses of all sizes. His passion is helping small and mid-market businesses level the playing field with larger competitors and partnering with them on the journey to the next level.

Chris lived in Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, and Nebraska prior to moving to Plano, Texas in 1982. Upon graduating Plano East Senior High in 1986, he attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. Determined to pursue a career in finance, he enrolled in A&M’s Mays Business School. In 1992, Chris received his Master of Business Administration (MBA). He relocated from College Station to the Houston area in 1992.

During his career, Mr. Tiesman has held a wide range of finance and accounting positions of increasing responsibility. His industry experience includes financial services, public accounting, manufacturing, logistics, oil & gas, plastics, and chemicals. Former employers include GE Capital, Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips), Phillips Chemical Company (now ChevronPhillips), and IFCO Systems. Chris most recently served as SVP-Finance at IFCO Systems from 2002 through 2011. During his time on the senior management team, the company’s market value increased from approximately $100 million to $1.3 billion when the firm was sold to a major competitor in 2011.

Over the course of his career, Chris has developed and maintained relationships with hundreds of dynamic executives spanning diverse industries and geographic locations. His experience as a financial executive, when contrasted to that of “career” recruiters, provides a fresh perspective when approaching a search. Chris possesses a unique insight when assessing a client’s needs in a financial partner because he has “been there and done that” while himself serving in CFO level positions. His industry experience, coupled with an extensive and continually expanding network of talented professionals, provides Metis an edge over its rivals in delivering world class financial leaders.