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Giant Food, LLC has hired Shane Sampson to be its SVP, Operations/Sales. Sampson assumed his duties Nov. 16.
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Brookshire Grocery Co. has promoted the following executives: John Penn to SVP-retail projects, Pete Leung to SVP-Brookshire’s Food Store operations, Mike Terry to SVP of Super 1 Foods operations, Russ Cooper to SVP-general counsel, secretary, Trent Brookshire to VP-District 10 manager, and Linda Wiggins to VP-sales events.
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Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp. has promoted Larry Ritzert to the position of VP of meat merchandising, reporting directly to Mark Brown, VP of perishable merchandising. Ritzert succeeds Jerry Wallace, who has left the company
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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. has promoted Carol DiNicolantonio to the position of VP of pharmacy, A&P. In making the promotion public, the Montvale, N.J.-based grocer cited DiNicolantonio’s performance and leadership in her business unit as reasons for the appointment.
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Scott Frost has been named to oversee all aspects of regional retailer Weis Markets’ accounting and financial aspects on a permanent basis with his recent promotion to VP, CFO and treasurer.
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The Natural Products Association (NPA), the oldest and largest trade association for the natural products industry, has appointed John F. Gay its executive director and CEO.
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Antonio Bastos has joined Associated Grocers of New England as a meat and deli buyer/merchandiser.
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Kathleen S. Barclay has joined The Kroger Co. as its new SVP of human resources, where she will be responsible for leading all aspects of human resources for the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, which has a workforce of more than 326,000 associates.
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Veteran supermarket industry executive Robert Hermanns has joined the University of Southern California (USC)-Marshall School of Business as its new director of Food Industry Programs.
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Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. has named Robert Mould VP of Grocery. In this position, he will oversee the sales and merchandising of all grocery, dairy and frozen foods for the Southeastern grocer.
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Weis Markets has added two new executives from outside the company to lead its foodservice/deli and pharmacy operations.
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Big Y Foods, Inc. has appointed Eric A. Swensen its director of frozen food and dairy.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has elected of Leonard A. Schlesinger, president of Babson College, as well as a retail industry sector leader and noted author, to its board of directors.
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Giant Food Stores, LLC has promoted Ron Bagley to director of compact formats, a newly created position. Bagley, whose most recent position was director of operations merchandising, will lead compact format development. He will report to Steve Lamontagne, VP of format development.
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Giant Food Stores, LLC has promoted Joe LaCagnina to the postion of director of real estate.
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Safeway, Inc. has hired Joseph Ennen as SVP of consumer brands, in which capacity he will oversee the company’s corporate brands organization, including its marketing, finance and outside sales functions.
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Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has hired Michelle Cervantez as its first chief marketing officer to spearhead its brand management and strategic marketing, and help drive simple and clear messaging to consumers.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has appointed Scott Price EVP, president and CEO, Walmart Asia. Effective Oct. 15, Price will report directly to Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Walmart International, and have responsibility for the company’s current operations in Asia, including China, India and Japan, in addition to business development in the Asia region.
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Weis Markets, Inc. has named three district managers to oversee its stores in western Maryland and West Virginia, Northeast and Central Pennsylvania, and Binghamton, N.Y., where the company recently acquired 11 stores in the Empire State’s Broome County.
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The Penn Traffic Co.’s SVP and CFO, Tod A. Nestor will resign effective Sept. 18 to become CFO at New York-based Fairway Market. Nestor’s duties will be taken over at that time by Penn Traffic controller Eric Sattler, who was appointed VP, finance.
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The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has promoted Casey Chroust to the position of EVP for retail operations, and Azure O¹Neil to director of meetings.
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Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp. has promoted Rick Mausert to the position of director of non-resale purchasing. Reporting directly to Steven Duffy, VP of architectural design and purchasing services, Mausert will have purchasing responsibilities for the main office, warehouse and the Northeast regional chain’s 119 stores.
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Carla R. Cooper, a former SVP at PepsiCo and 28-year CPG veteran, has joined the board of directors at Daymon Worldwide, the Stamford, Conn.-based private label broker and consultancy.
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Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp. has promoted Joe Brousseau to the position of director of construction. Brousseau reports directly to VP of engineering and construction Bill Sweet.
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A new leader has been tapped to lead Supervalu’s 195-store New England-based Shaw’s division, in the wake of the news that its current president, Larry Wahlstrom, 57, is retiring after 38 years in the drug and food retailing industry. Mike Witynski, 46, group VP for Supervalu’s Our Own Brands private label unit, has been named to succeed Wahlstrom at the West Bridgewater, Mass.-based chain that runs stores under the nameplates of Shaw;s, Shaw’s Osco, and Star Market. Witynski takes the helm Aug. 10.
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