Chris McCormick (born in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is the president and chief executive officer of L.L.Bean mail-order, online and retail company based in Freeport, Maine. He is the first non-family member to hold this position at L.L. Bean. McCormick joined the company in 1983 as an advertising manager and was the chief marketing officer before assuming the role of president and CEO in May 2001.McCormick is a member of the Advisory Council of the Charles F.