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Group VP Drugstore, Pets, Hardlines & Consumables
Meijer
Lynette Ackley was named the Group Vice President of Health & Beauty, Household Essentials and Hardl...(read more)
Editor-in-Chief
Progressive Grocer at EnsembleIQ
Gina is obsessed with grocery stores, food retailers, international travel and her favorite place in...(read more)
Marketing Analyst
Northeast Shared Services
Chris Adamski is a Marketing Analyst for Northeast Shared Services, a subsidiary of Northeast Grocer...(read more)
SVP, Retail Operations
The Kroger Co.
Responsibilities Mary Ellen serves as a senior vice president of Operations for the Kroger Co. In ...(read more)
Junior Student
Western Michigan University
My name is Avree Blackmer, and I am a current Junior at Western Michigan University studying Food & ...(read more)
Senior National Account Executive-Retail and Industrial Sales
Denali
Phil has served in sales and sales management roles for 25 years. He began his career in organics re...(read more)
Director
Amazon Access
Nancy Dalton is the Director for Amazon Access. She and her team design and implement retail product...(read more)
Lead Buyer
Martie
Christina Glentis has been in the CPG space for 10+ years, running her own company, and now as the L...(read more)
Managing Editor
Progressive Grocer at EnsembleIQ
Chief Information Officer
Save A Lot
Jennifer Hopper is a proven technology leader with more than 25 years of experience solving business...(read more)
Vice President, Finance
ADUSA Distribution & Transportation
Nancy Huynh is a dynamic and influential Finance Leader with over 15 years of experience in Retail. ...(read more)
VP of Customer Success
Upshop
As Vice President of Customer Success, Lauren Kennedy builds and nurtures a team of dedicated accoun...(read more)
President & CEO
Meijer
Rick Keyes is the President & CEO of Meijer, the family-owned and privately held retailer that opera...(read more)
Co-Founder & CEO
Upside
Alex is an ardent technologist, product developer, entrepreneur, and investor who has spent 18 years...(read more)
Director, Brand Management & Creative
Giant Food
Kate Kowalzik brings over 14 years of dynamic marketing experience with Ahold Delhaize, where she ha...(read more)
Chief Revenue Officer
Brain Corp
With 24 years of experience in sales and technical leadership, Chris Lobdell has a proven track reco...(read more)
Head of Alex Lee Retail/President
Lowes Foods
Tim has over 30 years of broad retail experience and currently serves as the Head of Alex Lee Retail...(read more)
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
Sam's Club
Diana Marshall serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Sam’s Club. In this ro...(read more)
President Wholesale
UNFI
Louis Martin, joined UNFI in March 2022. He serves as President of Wholesale. Mr. Martin was app...(read more)
President and CEO
JRTech Solutions
Diego Mazzone is the President and CEO of JRTech Solutions, the driving force behind the adoption of...(read more)
EVP, Chief Customer Officer
SpartanNash
Amy McClellan currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at SpartanNash...(read more)
Project Management Office Director
Big Y Foods
Tenneille McFarlane-Smart has worked as a project professional for almost 20 years across various in...(read more)
Vice President, Product Marketing
Inmar Intelligence
Diana Medina is VP of Product Marketing at Inmar, a technology and analytics company that serves the...(read more)
President & CEO
American Egg Board
Emily Metz is president and CEO of the American Egg Board, the national commodity marketing organiza...(read more)
EVP, Chief Operations Officer
Albertsons Companies
Susan has been a driving force in the retail grocery industry for nearly 40 years. Since January 201...(read more)
Sr. Director, Human Resources
The Kroger Co.
Responsibilities In her current role, Senchal works with our Chief People Officer, Sr. Officer Team...(read more)
Senior Student/Food & CPG Marketing
Western Michigan University
Aidan Paciorek is a Senior in the Food Marketing program at Western Michigan University. Inside of t...(read more)
Chief Commerical Officer
Jordan’s Skinny Mixes
Dana Paris is the Chief Commercial Officer of Jordan’s Skinny Mixes, the better-for-you beverage enh...(read more)
CEO
Lidl US
Joel Rampoldt is a business leader with significant expertise in retail transformation. He became th...(read more)
Vice President - Retail Technology Solutions
Diebold Nixdorf Inc.
Matt is Diebold Nixdorf’s Vice president of Retail technology Solutions, responsible for all retail ...(read more)
Senior Vice President, Group Brand Director
Progressive Grocer at EnsembleIQ
Manager Sustainability
ALDI Inc.
Jason Schultz is a seasoned professional with over a decade of expertise in crafting and implementin...(read more)
Vice President of Human Resources
The GIANT Company
Jennifer Scott is vice president of human resources. In her role, Scott has responsibility for all h...(read more)
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Bashas' Family of Stores
Ashley Shick is Director of Communications & Public Affairs for Bashas’ Family of Stores – the famil...(read more)
Vice President of Transition Service
Southeastern Grocers
Southeastern Grocers’ Vice President of Transition Services, Jennifer Short, is an influential leade...(read more)
Manager, ESG & Community Engagement
SpartanNash
Courtney Van Gilder is more than the ESG & Community Engagement Manager for SpartanNash; she is an i...(read more)
Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Center Store
Whole Foods Market
As the Senior Vice President of Center Store Merchandising, Sourcing, and Product Development, Alyss...(read more)
Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy.
Dollar General
Eric Voyles is Dollar General’s senior director of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy....(read more)
Director, Food Marketing
Western Michigan University
Dr. Russell J. Zwanka serves as Director of the Food Marketing Program, and Professor of Category Ma...(read more)