Christopher Clement
VP, New Business Development

Chris Clement has over 20 years experience applying the work of Elliott Jaques and Stephen Clement as a corporate executive, small business owner and consultant.
He has utilized the principles of Requisite Organization and Organization Design to
set growth agendas, build brands and turn around underperforming business units.  
He has successfully implemented these principles in various different industries from defense to traditional to internet organizations.

Clement graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelors in Business Administration and entered the Kmart Retail Management Development Program where he quickly became a store manager. He then joined Dr. Clement at Organizational Design to oversee operations before moving into a consultant role. As a consultant he specialized in restructuring revenue delivery systems (routes) to enable achievement of strategic plans. In addition he participated in projects in manufacturing, foreign countries, defense contractors and the US Army.  His restructuring of the route delivery system for an industrial laundry company led to his joining the client, G&K Services, to implement the new structure nationwide. Upon project completion he served in several senior leadership positions there, Regional Marketing Director, General Manager and National Account Executive. He then came upon an opportunity to buy a struggling Toyota franchise, where he applied his business and organizational expertise to successfully lead a turnaround there with a 100% increase in revenue growth his first year as owner. His success there led to his purchase of the two other new car franchises and the foundation of an insurance company. He demonstrated that the principles of Requisite Organization and proper Organizational Design are equally impactful for small business as they are for large, complex organizations. Just prior to the collapse of the auto industry he began to sell all his business’s and began a transition back to Organizational Design Inc which was completed in 2009.  Upon returning to ODI he assumed the role of VP of New Business Development with an emphasis on expanding ODI services in the corporate arena and creating new products/services for the changing consulting industry.

He received multiple awards for sales success, customer service and profitability at G&K Services, including #1 sales executive in the company and top Regional Marketing Director. As an auto dealer he achieved #1 ranking in customer satisfaction as a Toyota dealer, e-dealer of the year multiple times (internet sales), and created “Cooking for Kids” which became the Texas State Professional BBQ Cookoff, benefiting the local Boys and Girls Club . He continues charity work with the United Way and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and in 2010 founded a youth soccer league with his local Boys and Girls Club. He is an active marathoner and triathlete, finishing marathons, triathlons and an Ironman 70.3.