Delhaize America Restructures Senior Management Teams
Delhaize America, parent of Food Lion and Hannaford, has cut its executive ranks by 25 percent to 50 company officers nationally as part of “efforts to reduce general and administrative costs and better serve customers,” according to the company.
The reorganization, which now places roughly 80 percent of its senior leaders in Food Lion’s Salisbury, N.C., headquarters, creates some new roles and eliminates others throughout the Delhaize America group, which operates more than 1,500 stores along the East Coast, including Hannaford Supermarkets, Food Lion, Bottom Dollar, Harveys, Reid’s and Sweetbay.
The sweeping restructuring plans were detailed in a memo sent to employees by Roland Smith, who was named CEO of Delhaize America last year in tandem with the first round of management shakeups.
According to the memo issued by Smith last week, the latest moves were triggered by deficiencies with budgetary targets that were established last summer. “Developing the new officer structure required a great number of difficult decisions that led to the departure of many longtime, well-respected leaders,” said Smith, while describing the evolving Delhaize America Leadership Team (DALT).
The following officers, according to the memo, “were carefully selected for their roles, whether the position is new or represents continuity:”
Strategy and Development: Reporting to Chief Strategy and Development Officer David Criscione, located in Salisbury...
• David Hilse, Vice President, Strategy, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Kyle Mitchell, Vice President, Store Development, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
Finance: Reporting to Chief Financial Officer Greg Amoroso, located in Salisbury...
• Tom Kelly, Vice President, Controller, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Lionel Desclee, Vice President, Finance, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
Supply Chain: Reporting to Chief Supply Chain Officer Mike Vail, located in Salisbury...
• Tod Pepin, Senior Vice President, Center Store Merchandising, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Tim Jacques, Vice President, Center Store Merchandising, Delhaize America, will report to Tod and will be located in Salisbury.
• Geoff Waldau, Senior Vice President, Fresh Merchandising, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Mark Messier, Vice President, Fresh Merchandising, will report to Geoff and be located in Salisbury.
• Chris Lewis, Vice President, Supply Chain Services and Solutions, Delhaize America, located in Scarborough.
• Gerry Greenleaf, Vice President, Distribution and Transportation, Delhaize America, located in Scarborough.
• Attila Akat, Senior Vice President, Our Brands, Delhaize America, is joining the organization and will be located in Salisbury.
• Mike Cantrell, Vice President, Pharmacy, Delhaize America, recently joined the organization and is located in Scarborough.
Food Lion, Harveys and Reid’s: Reporting to President Beth Newlands Campbell, located in Salisbury...
• JJ Fleeman, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Food Lion, located in Salisbury.
• Karen Fernald, Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Food Lion, located in Salisbury.
Hannaford and Sweetbay: Reporting to President Brad Wise, located in Scarborough...
• Peter Forester, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Hannaford and Sweetbay, located in Scarborough.
• Rick Meyerkopf, Vice President, Merchandising, Hannaford and Sweetbay, located in Scarborough.
• Mary Wright, Vice President, Marketing, Hannaford and Sweetbay, located in Scarborough.
• Bob Schools, Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, Hannaford, located in Scarborough.
Bottom Dollar Food: Reporting to President Meg Ham, located in Salisbury...
• Gene Faller, Vice President, Retail Operations, Bottom Dollar Food, located in Salisbury.
• Jason Wilson, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Bottom Dollar Food, located in Salisbury.
• Hans Lefebvre, Vice President, Merchandising, Bottom Dollar Food, located in Salisbury
Information Technology/Info Security: Reporting to Chief Information Officer Deb Dixson, located in Salisbury...
• Odile Ducatez, Vice President, Global IT Business Office, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Nathalie Haddad, Vice President, Solutions Delivery, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• Eric Norden, Vice President, Global IT Infrastructure, Delhaize America, located in Salisbury.
• John Kirkwood, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Delhaize Group, located in Salisbury.
In addition, the company is searching for a new Human Resources officer, who will also be based in Salisbury.
In the memo, Smith also discussed the "departure of many longtime, well-respected leaders," including Pete Bonneau, Vice President, Center Store Merchandising, Delhaize America; Mike Brooks, Vice President, Strategy, Delhaize America; Jim Corby, Vice President, Produce Merchandising, Delhaize America; Steve Culver, Vice President, Government Relations – Northeast, Delhaize America; James Egan, Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, Food Lion; Kristen Hanson, Vice President, Our Brands, Delhaize America; Mike Harris, Vice President, Risk Management, Delhaize America; Lisa Miller, Vice President, Sustainability, Delhaize America; Kyle Price, Vice President, Produce Merchandising, Food Lion; T.R. Robinson, Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Food Lion; and Lisa Toner, Vice President, Legal Affairs, Delhaize America."