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GARY BICKMORE

5900 Oxford St. Unit 7St Louis Park MN 55416937-441-0381

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over twenty-four (27) years professional management and business development experienceinvolving progressive responsibility in the grocery industry.

Proficient at establishing and implementing management, organizational, and operational policies andprocedures aimed at cost-efficiency and overall quality of operations.

Budget development and administration; monitoring expenditure of funds to assure conformance withfiscal objectives.

Problem resolution, creative management, and operations analysis to determine need of improvement; devising/implementing sales and merchandising objectives.

Performing studies of economic considerations, market demand, and other factors in determiningfeasibility of expansions or acquisitions; preparing written proposals; creating and delivering oralpresentations including audio-visual aids.

Skilled customer service representative with the ability to personally handle major accounts, establishrapport, inspire confidence, make proposals for large projects, close sales, and maintain clientrelations.

Accomplished professional with extensive contacts within the business community and provenanalytical abilities; excellent oral and written communications skills; experienced in managing complexprojects and producing under short deadline conditions.

From July 2002 through August 2007, board member of the Ohio Grocer’s Association.

Current board member Wisconsin Grocer’s Association

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

NASH FINCH

6/02 - PresentVice President of Sales and Business Development, Minneapolis, MN

Vice President of Great Lakes Region concurrently.Division Manager Lima, Ohio 06/02 - 09/2007

Achieve business objectives, including sales volume and growth, total P&L, productivity, expenses,A.R. margins and customer satisfaction.

Develop new and existing sales growth and projects to improve go-to-market strategies.

Work with customer base to improve relationships.gAdded 55 new accounts in 2003, totaling approximately $85,000,000 in revenue. Added 23 accountsin 2004, totaling approximately $32,000,000. In 2005, added 7 accounts with approximately$35,000,000.gJune 2005 assigned as the delivery executive for assimilating the Lima, Ohio, acquisition into theNashFinch organization, while still operating permanently as the Division President.gConsolidated the Bellefontaine Division into the Lima, Ohio, Division.

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Assigned as the delivery executive for 1

quarter 2006.

Beginning April 2007, added responsibility of all new business development for the Great Lakes

Region.

GARY BICKMOREPage 2 of 2 FLEMING, INC.

2/1990-6/2002Division President (5/2000-6/2002)Lafayette, LAResponsible for all aspects of Division operation, including P&L responsibility, budgeting process(sales and expenses).Sales and Marketing Director (5/97-5/00)Nashville, TNResponsible for all functions within the sales and marketing department of the Nashville Division.Responsible for prospecting and securing new business. Directly supervise 15 management levelassociates. Responsible for maintaining profitability and growth of retail stores.

Since January 1, 1998, have converted 43 new accounts, which will result in $120 million in newrevenue per year.

Instituted a retail performance program and other marketing programs to capture vendor funds for retail stores.

Increased the in-house ad program from 98 stores to 203 since January 1, 1998.Retail Counselor Manager (1993-1997)Memphis, TNResponsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of 20 Retail Counselors involved inassisting over 275 stores with top and botom line improvements. Established rapport with storeowners and assisted in the planning of remodeling the stores. Performed marketing researchregarding new store site locations and traffic patterns to determine viability to new stores.

Responsible for a sales and marketing budget for this $800 million division.

Trained new Retail Counselors regarding their roles as liaison between warehouse and storeowners.Retail Counselor (1990-1993)Responsible for handling a territory consisting of 21 independently owned and operated stores thatranged in volume from $50,000 to $200,000 per week. Consulted with these store owners regardingall aspects of business operations and merchandise management.

APPLETREE MARKETS, INC.

2/82-2/90Houston, TXStore Manager (1/88-2/90)Responsible for all aspects of daily operations for this store generating a net of $1 million per year.Maintained a strict inventory control policy and ordered merchandise, as needed. Created imaginativevisual displays to enhance seasonal and/or promotional items.Store Manager (1/84-1/88)Safeway, Inc.Managed three stores ranging in volume from $100,000 - $350,000 per week. Responsible for allaspects of store management, including P&L statements, inventory control, etc.

Safeway sold the Houston Division to Appletree Markets, Inc.Assistant Store Manager (2/82-1/84)Weingarten’sSupervised stock crew and all store operations in the absence of the Store Manager.

Weingarten's stores were obtained by Safeway, Inc.

ALPHA BETA MARKETS

1/81 - 2/82Beaumont, CAStocker/Checker