Gold Eagle Company Adds Private Brands National Account Manager

Gold Eagle Company, manufacturer of STA-BIL fuel stabilizer, 303 cleaners and protectants and Hot Shot’s Secret performance lubricants, has hired Ben Decker as the company’s new private brands national account manager.

Decker reports directly to Brant Sarkisian, Gold Eagle senior director-private brand sales, and is responsible for managing the company’s original equipment manufacturer/private brands accounts and securing new accounts.

“Ben is engaging, experienced and knowledgeable in the OEM space of three of our primary markets—automotive, agriculture and heavy-duty.  He has a wealth of OEM relationships and solid ideas on how to expand through new product offerings,” Sarkisian said. “We look forward to his input on how to ensure optimal customer satisfaction for our existing clients and achieve the highest level of operational efficiency for our private brand accounts.”

Decker has more than 16 years of experience working in management for Kem Krest, a national supply chain, fulfillment and aftersales solutions company specializing in the marketing of OEM products, including everything from chemicals to automotive, agricultural, industrial and defense industries. Rising from his position as a supply chain analyst to director of supply chain, he worked with buyers, planners and logistics analysts to oversee OEM partnerships across multiple markets.

Promoted to director of operations, Decker managed the launch of new products and built and developed the company’s e-commerce unit. For the last two years, he served as director of solutions implementation.

He is a graduate of Indiana University and received a Certificate in Executive Management from University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business. Additionally, he is the president and producer of the Elkhart Jazz Festival and has 10-plus years of non-profit leadership.