Dan Paca Email & Phone Number

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Solon, Iowa, United States

Muscatine, Iowa, United States

• President of RR Holdings, the livestock ownership subsidiary of Kent Corporation• Managed all direct to farm sales for Kent Nutrition Group encompassing 2\3 of the United States• Matched open manufacturing capacity with large volume opportunities• Direct Sales Team included 7 employees and 3 agents from South Dakota to the East Coast• Oversaw the relationships with over 20 independent dairy\beef\swine consultants and any and all integrated opportunities• Managed all toll manufacturing agreements with competitive companies within the industry

Sibley, Iowa, United States

• Managed all aspects of the Deluxe Feeds acquisition, 2 locations, 5 manufacturing mills and 3.5M bu. of grain drying and storage capacity…55 mill employees and 7 salespeople• Integrated Deluxe Feeds into Kent Nutrition Group• Oversaw grain bin construction project and processing mill facility with included 5 pellet mills, over $50M in project work completed• Continued to oversee the entire Kent Nutrition Group Sales Department

Muscatine, Iowa, United States

• Managed seventy-two sales employees and livestock specialists in a seventeen-state area• Accountable for entire sales department, including gross sales, financial budget, marketing, hiring, training, motivating and terminating sales staff• Wrote and implemented sales and marketing divisions’ five-year business plans, bringing new products to all markets• Planned and implemented International Sales division with sales calls and trade shows in Cuba, Korea, Vietnam, and Dubai• Developed the Inside Sales Department at HQ and led the new sales strategy of direct marketing• Revised all department job descriptions and sales commission programs • Managed the start up and relationship of over 15 Farm Fleet Chains across the country• Converted 20% of traditional sales force to specialty consumer sales• Developed five species specific field specialist positions• Participated in writing the mission, vision, and the core competencies statements • Part of initiative team to develop on-boarding and mentoring program at Kent Feeds • Developed a “performance discussion” program that over 50% of middle management was hired and developed through

Muscatine, Iowa, United States

• Had complete responsibility of twenty-one feed manufacturing plants, freight and distribution, safety, engineering, regulatory compliance, quality control and over 400 employees throughout Kent Nutrition Group’s (KNG) entire trade area• Oversaw HAACP integration in all our manufacturing facilities• Served as one of five individuals responsible and accountable for the financial success of KNG• Decreased inventory values by over five million dollars within eleven plants in seven months• Consolidated manufacturing efforts geographically and exited areas of poor profitability• Developed and implemented “Power of One” strategy in Operations Department after corporate merger• Created and published quarterly business synopsis presented to Kent Corporation Executive Committee • Created new supplier indemnity agreement, which improved the standard operating procedures of KNG, our suppliers, and analytical labs• Created, in conjunction with Kent Corporation safety and audit programs encompassing all manufacturing facilities• Negotiated collective bargaining contracts for two plants• Worked as member of KNG Executive Board, KNG Financial Review Board, KNG Finance Committee, Kent Corporation Profit Sharing Committee, KNG Strategic Initiative Staff, KNG Salary Review Board

• Responsible for dealer on farm sales and service, management of 18 Sales Managers, and eventually the entire Sales Force of 85 salespeople