Mark Ritter Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Founded in 2013, ARC Realty is one of the fastest growing brokerages in Alabama, generating a 2018 sales volume of >$800 million. The founding partners shared a vision to provide the highest level of personalized real estate service and counsel to clients throughout Central Alabama. ARC’s leadership provides agents and clients with tools and technologies to deliver useful, real-time, relevant data and industry trends. “ARC was built on strong relationships and a commitment to actively support our communities,” says Chairman Tommy Brigham. “This, combined with our dedication to attract top agents has allowed us to provide our clients with the service they need and greatly has contributed to our continued success.”

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Consult with both domestic and international food ingredient manufacturers on a project basis to develop and implement strategic commercial plans.• Leverage breadth of commercial ingredient sales experience and wide food industry contacts. • Projects include target market analysis; account penetration plans; fiber ingredient development; competitive intelligence; and sales and marketing website and collateral collaboration.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Sabatino is North America's largest importer of fresh truffles. Producing a wide assortment of truffle food products as truffle honey, truffle salt, Truffle ZEST and truffle oils, under the SABATINO TARTUFI brand in the only accredited and largest truffle manufacturing facility in the North America.

Moody (Birmingham), Al

Responsible for entire Sales & Marketing division of specialty ingredient distributorship selling into the food, pet food and nutritional markets in the southeast. Report to company President with Regional Sales Managers and Sales Assistant direct reports. Also responsible for twelve direct accounts.

Concurrently managed over one-quarter of company’s total fiber sales between large strategic Canadian accounts and division’s largest distributor. Spearheaded development of a US-Canada distribution sales program between current and potential partners. Formerly Key Account Manager for 25 select strategic US accounts. Penetrated accounts and completely new markets for company, i.e. Private Label, Grocery Chains. Initially responsible for company’s entire sales outside US. Established, coordinated and directed sales efforts of 30 global agent-distributor network, sales staff in Mexico and Canada, and selected international direct accounts.

Wilmington, De

Directed eight person domestic and international sales force and six person customer service group. Product applications included food, oral care, nutritional, pet food and industrial to companies ranging in size from small businesses to multi-national billion dollar conglomerates.Achieved record levels for company in sales revenue, gross margin, and average selling price across all product lines. Transitioned commodity business to #1 value-added producer in industry.Orchestrated complete redesign of distribution organization. Spearheaded outsourcing of company’s entire transportation and logistics operations.

Somerset, Nj

Drove new business development for North America region participating in multi-million dollar venture capital fund investigating new joint ventures and potential mergers and acquisitions. Managed technical and North America sales arms of global joint venture in fibers and brans. Established new sales in European, Mexican and South American and Asian markets.Developed sales and marketing program for and introduced new fiber product.

Managed Northeast territory sales for company's acesulfame potassium high potency sweetener and sorbates lines increasing sales by 25%. Searheaded company sales initiatives into pharmaceutical and oral care fields and third-party consumers. Coordinated efforts of multiple distributors in New England, Mid-Atlantic and Canadian territories.

Managed sales of three dissimilar product lines (savory flavors, spice and seasoning blends, and food bases) to over 100 accounts nationwide. Compounded account sales 20-30% annually to $750 thousand with minimal training, direction or supervision. Developed activities of brokers in several metropolitan areas and identified new brokers in several states. Worked directly with flavor technical staff on development of new and unique products and flavor lines.

Glastonbury, Ct

Interfaced with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Plant Operations (foreign and domestic) for integrated project management and completion. Concurrently developed multiple retail and foodservice products. Managed an annual budget of over $50 thousand with zero-based budgeting and forecasting responsibilities. Was featured in leading trade publication’s “New Product Development Group of the Year”. Identified and implemented $1.7MM cost savings to the company.

Camden, Nj

Managed development of company’s three label frozen entrée line with major emphasis placed on maintaining twenty-two item product line prioritizing assignments and delegating projects. Worked extensively with plant operation personnel and an Executive Chef on recipe development. Identified new ingredient sources and worked at length with suppliers and production plants on cost savings.

Bs, Food Science

Double minor in Chemistry and Nutrition

Mba, International Business

Ms, Food Science

Thesis in Soy Protein Utilization