Larry Hoover, President
Mr. Hoover is an innovative thinker with broad based experience in business development, logistics management and sales. He has a proven ability to quickly recognize business opportunities and develop strategies to grow the bottom-line

Energetic, results-oriented professional and entrepreneur known for ability to envision, create and develop successful outcomes in complex business environments. Background provides diverse level of expertise, with a tenacious commitment to driving sales, growth and profits.

Career Highlights

• Strategic Planning - Management and coordination of logistics and distribution in both domestic and global markets; Development and implementation of business allowing for growth and goals attainment.




• Transformational Change - Successfully transformed $360,000/year territory to one generating more than $9,000,000 in annual sales within four years.




• Business Development & Sales Leadership - Personally closed private and public sector contracts for more than $200M with organizations such as Shasta, Faygo, Cott Beverages, (Wal-Mart / Sam's Choice), Pepsi, Crystal Geyser and the US Government/Military.




• Financing - Developed business plans and delivered effective presentations in securing start-up and development funding from private equity investors.




• New Business Start-Up - Consistent record of success in founding and developing multiple businesses based on opportunity within the target industry, expressed need from existing customer base, and an adept awareness of emerging trends and openings.

Career Development
President 2005 - Current
Pacific Plastics International LLC, Pensacola, Florida

• Founded company for the global distribution of plastic resins, such as PET, HDPE, LDPE and ABS, utilized in manufacturing plastics bottles and other products, including securing financing partner.




• Developed contacts to secure vendor contracts with Pepsi, Crystal Geyser, and many other Fortune 500 companies.




• Coordinated and administered resin from foreign suppliers to US manufacturers, including managing logistics, tracking container ships through port, clearing Customs, pulling containers from port to logistical warehouse, and transferring resin to bulk railcars and trucks for delivery to customers.




• Managed and coordinated logistics for offshore in China and US.




• Achieved more than $130 million in sales and shipped over 3000 in containers in an 18 month period.

President 1995 - 2005
Lion Chemical, Mobile, Alabama

• Founded company for the global distribution of food additives and packaging plastics, with an emphasis on artificial sweeteners and PET resins.




• Key role in introducing foreign plastics resin into the United States.




• Utilized domestic contacts in introducing aspartame (Nutra Sweet) to Chinese distribution market.




• Imported aspartame into US market for customers such as Shasta, Faygo, Cott Beverages (Wal-Mart / Sam's Choice).




• Attained source for PET resins utilizing Asian contacts to meet customer requests during worldwide plastics shortage in 1995.




• Secured contracts for PET resins with Crystal Geyser, Cott Beverages and Ball Plastics, among others.

Vice President, Sales & Marketing 1991 - 1995
The Design Center / Builder Showroom, Pleasanton, California

• Directed all sales/marketing operation for a design case showroom to service new home buyers and contractors for the installation of carpet, hardwood, tile and builder upgrades prior to homeowners taking residence in new home.

CP Manufacturing is the leader in the waste management and recycling equipment industry - providing what the industry needs now, and anticipating and developing solutions for the future.

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