Full Name
Ann Dozier
Job Title
EVP, Chief Information Officer
Company Name
Ahold Delhaize USA
Speaker Bio
Ann Dozier is the Chief Information Officer for Ahold Delhaize USA. In this position, which she has held since February 2025, she oversees the full scope of technology and data in support of Ahold Delhaize USA’s omnichannel brands – Food Lion,Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop –which together comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast, operating more than 2,000 retail stores and significant e-commerce businesses that nourish more than 26 million customers each week.
Prior to joining Ahold Delhaize USA, Ann served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits. In this role, she continuously transformed IT to meet the changing needs of the business through mergers, acquisitions and digitization with a balanced focus on operational effectiveness and digital strategies. She also served in prior technology, commercial and transformational leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Dean Foods, Colgate Palmolive, IBM, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).In addition to leading technology and data for Ahold Delhaize USA, she also serves as an Independent Director for Golden Entertainment, Inc., a diversified entertainment platform that owns and operates hotels, casinos, and taverns in Nevada. She serves on several community boards and national councils including Founding Chair of South FloridaCIO. She also has a passion for building the next generation of talent for technology leaders through work with organizations like IT Women, Women in Technology and NextUp. Ann was inducted into the convenience store industry’s technology hall of fame, Conexxus, in 2015, and was recognized with South Florida’s CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the Enterprise category in 2022. Further, she was awarded the Woman of Wonder Award by IT Women South Florida in 2023 and was honored as CIO of the Year by Consumer Goods Technology in 2024. Dozier holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Georgia and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Executive Management Program.
Prior to joining Ahold Delhaize USA, Ann served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits. In this role, she continuously transformed IT to meet the changing needs of the business through mergers, acquisitions and digitization with a balanced focus on operational effectiveness and digital strategies. She also served in prior technology, commercial and transformational leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Dean Foods, Colgate Palmolive, IBM, and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).In addition to leading technology and data for Ahold Delhaize USA, she also serves as an Independent Director for Golden Entertainment, Inc., a diversified entertainment platform that owns and operates hotels, casinos, and taverns in Nevada. She serves on several community boards and national councils including Founding Chair of South FloridaCIO. She also has a passion for building the next generation of talent for technology leaders through work with organizations like IT Women, Women in Technology and NextUp. Ann was inducted into the convenience store industry’s technology hall of fame, Conexxus, in 2015, and was recognized with South Florida’s CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the Enterprise category in 2022. Further, she was awarded the Woman of Wonder Award by IT Women South Florida in 2023 and was honored as CIO of the Year by Consumer Goods Technology in 2024. Dozier holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Georgia and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Executive Management Program.
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