Barrett® Announces Chris Barrett as President

Jan 18, 2015 at 10:00 pm by bryan


Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, based in Murfreesboro, recently announced the promotion of Chris Barrett to president. Chris Barrett is son to rifle pioneer, Ronnie Barrett. From 2000 to 2014 he served as Barrett's Lead Designer. During that time he led development of several ground breaking products. Barrett says he's excited and honored to lead the company. You can read more on the story at WGNSRadio.com, keyword Barrett Firearms.

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After Chris graduated high school in 1996 he started working full time for the company. Chris and his father then worked intuitively to improve the Barrett products and also began modernizing the company. He introduced innovative product ideas, brought new equipment to the production process, and instituted software like CAD to replace hand drawn rifle designs.

"Chris has earned the respect of the people at Barrett by exceling in every role he has performed," commented Barrett founder, CEO and NRA board member Ronnie Barrett. "As Lead Designer, Chris led the initiative to transition Barrett to a lean manufacturing system, improving our ability to deliver our quality products consistently across all categories in our range. We look forward to Chris leading our team to greater success in the years ahead."

Chris Barrett commented, "I am excited and honored to have this opportunity to lead Barrett. I've spent my life in this industry and I look forward to more opportunities to place the best rifles in the world into the hands of the world's best shooters."

About Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc.

Barrett is a family-owned and operated company and the world leader in large-caliber rifle design and manufacturing. Barrett products are used by civilian sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military and more than 73 State Department approved countries across the world.

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