Over twenty-five years of success in management, sales and marketing. •Management success in all facets of the food and beverage industry’s value-chain: Flavors, value-added ingredients, manufacturer, distributor, bottler, foodservice and retail. •Acumen in creating and executing value-based strategy and business plans. •Expertise in creating, negotiating and managing contractual partnerships. •Successful leadership of teams, resource allocations and hiring of employees. •Results-oriented research, organization, communication and presentation skills. •Education includes MBA, BS-BA in Marketing and advanced skills in MS-Office.

V.P. North America Sales @ Head of Sales for Givaudan Flavors North America From April 2006 to Present (9 years 9 months) Cincinnati AreaSr. National Account Executive @ Coca-Cola North America, Foodservice Division, The Coca-Cola Company Sr. National Sales Executive: Promoted to Sr. National Account Executive from Business Development Manager and Bottler Account Manager, through three distinct positions of increased responsibility. Managed cross-functional account teams calling on national and international chain accounts headquartered in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Bottler Account Manager: Managed Coca-Cola bottlers in Ohio for Coca-Cola North America. Responsible for developing and achieving management objectives via integrated network management annual business plans. Analyzed, identified and prioritized business development opportunities. Authored and implemented strategies, programs and action plans to address all performance variances, process improvements, training programs, and infrastructure development to close performance gaps and improve results against objectives. • Trained more than a hundred Coca-Cola sales people in Selling through coursework, presentations and working with sales people in market at Key Accounts. • Attained certificates in Conceptual Selling, Strategic Selling, Dimensions of Professional Selling, Speaking Advantage and Value Creation Selling. From January 1998 to April 2006 (8 years 4 months) Tyson Hudson Foods Regional Sales Manager @ Tyson/Hudson Foods. Regional Sales Manager: Managed and promoted broker sales networks while selling key distributors and chain accounts. Managed many of Hudson’s key foodservice distributors and accounts. From June 1994 to January 1998 (3 years 8 months) Rykoff/Sexton Sales Rep @ Ohio & Indiana From April 1991 to June 1994 (3 years 3 months)

MBA & BSBA, Marketing @ Xavier University - School of Business Administration From 1990 to 1997 Ron Stark is skilled in: Food & Beverage, Food Technology, Flavors, Ingredients, Essential Oils, Spices, Soft Drinks, Alcoholic Beverages, Frozen, Beef, Poultry, Snacks, Confectionery, Business Development, Business Planning