Kurt Starost

Kurt Starost is an accomplished Trade Marketing Manager at Perdue Farms, with a tenure beginning in April 2008, where significant contributions include managing a $100 million product category that achieved 14% revenue growth and a 34% revenue increase for branded products in Supermarket and Specialty Channels. Prior experience includes serving as Finance Manager - Bakery Analysis at Hostess Brands from April 2003 to March 2008, where responsibilities involved overseeing financial and operational progress across 41 manufacturing plants and providing key performance indicators for resource deployment. Kurt's career also includes a role as Supply Chain Analyst at Hostess Brands, focusing on corporate restructuring projects that realized annual cash savings exceeding $17 million, as well as an internship at Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Kurt holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Operations, and Business Process Management from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Salisbury University.