VP or Director of Sales

JOHN BROCK_________________________ 18831 Parting Oaks Lane *Davidson, NC 28036 * Telephone: (704) 987-9844 OBJECTIVE_____________________________________________ A sales and management position with a dynamic company where I ca n utilize my leadership abilities and people skills to contribute rapidly to com pany performance. EDUCATION____________________________________________ THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce and Business Administration Major: Marketing - Graduation Date: May 1993 Overall GPA: 3.2 Marketing GPA: 3.7 Varsity Baseball Scholarship - Team Captain 1992 WORK EXPERIENCE____________________________________ SARA LEE FOODS (SARA LEE CORPORATION) * Director (Team Leader)- July 2004 - June 2010 (Charlotte, NC) Responsible for managing a multi-functional team of 31 people that includes sale s, marketing and finance. Our TEAM is responsible for 8 accounts in North Carol ina and the surrounding states. These 8 accounts are responsible for approximat ely $200,000,000 in annual sales. My specific duties in this position include a chieving Team GMAT, volume, and net sales goals, managing the team on a daily ba sis through numerous task and opportunities, hiring and staffing, strategically planning with each Portfolio Development Manager on their specific accounts, and working with the Team CFO to insure our team is in line with expenses and the t eam is running profitably. * Senior Regional Manager - August 2001 - July 2004 (Jacksonville, FL) Responsible for accounts in the Southeast with focus on Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Total area of responsibility is 12,000,000 pounds and $45,000,000 in sales. Key accounts are Winn Dixie, Publix, Kash N Karry, A lbertsons, Kroger, Save Rite, Bi-Lo, Bruno's, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowe's, MDI, and Ingles. My management duties include 11 merchandisers that service the accounts at store level and 2 Regional Managers in other sections of the United States. Other responsibilities include corporate warehouse calls, managing the P/L, achi eving the annual operating plan, monitoring over all expenses and accruals, hiri ng new employees, training and developing current employees, managing broker net works, implementing marketing strategies, and handling daily operations. * National Sales Manager - June 2000 - August 2001 Responsible for all divisions for Fleming Foods. Responsibilities included mana ging 7 direct sales people and 21 brokerage companies in 21 Fleming divisions. I was solely responsible for the corporate warehouse call and the profit of the Fleming account. My success on this account included opening up 5 brand new di visions for Sara Lee and increasing existing business by 43% versus year ago ton nage. BRYAN FOODS (SARA LEE CORPORATION) * Deli Sales Manager - September 1998 - August 1999 Responsible for Sales and Marketing for the Deli channel. Responsibilities incl ude managing 5 Regional Managers and 1 Marketing Manager. Total area of respons ibility was 16,000,000 pounds and $35,000,000 in sales. My duties in this posit

ion included achieving annual operating and profit goals, monitoring overall exp enses, accruals, and cost containment budgets, growing key accounts, training an d development of managers, hiring of new employees, developing executive competi tive sales and marketing strategies, and handling the daily operations. * Senior Account Manager - March 1997 -September 1998 Responsible for Bruno's account. Responsibilities included managing an account manager, obtaining sales and profit goals, store coverage, warehouse calls, sett ing ads, implementing marketing plans, and paperwork. The account produces appr oximately $10,000,000 in annual sales for Bryan Foods. * Senior Account Manager - June 1993 -March 1997 Responsible for Winn Dixie (Montgomery Division) account. In charge of promotio n and distribution of Bryan products in 125 stores throughout Alabama and border ing states. The account produced approximately $8,000,000 in annual sales for B ryan Foods. SARA LEE and BRYAN FOODS AWARDS *Retail Salesman of the Year - 1995 *Deli Salesman of the Year - 1996 and 1998 *Excellence Award (exceeding budget by 5%) - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003 *New Business Development Award - 2002, 2003 *Region Manager of the Year - 2004 OTHER POSITIONS______________________________________ * Resident Manager - Forest Lake Apartments, Tuscaloosa, AL - 1992 & 1993 * Floor Sales - Alabama Book Store, Tuscaloosa, AL - 1992 * Coordinator - Alabama State Employment Service, Tuscaloosa, AL - Summers 1990 -1992 * Shift Leader - Shaw Industries, Dalton, GA - Summer 1989 * Floor Sales - Curtis Mathes, Tuscaloosa, AL - Summer 1987 * Coach, Referee, and Umpire - YMCA, Tuscaloosa, AL - 1985-1992 HONORS AND ACTIVITIES_______________________________ President's List Dean's List American Marketing Association Sigma Chi Fraternity Baseball and Football All-State honors