Full Name
John MacDonald
Job Title
Chief Marketing Officer
Company Name
The Giant Co.
Speaker Bio
John MacDonald is chief marketing officer at The GIANT Company. Known locally as GIANT and MARTIN'S, the company has been delivering value, freshness and kindness to local neighborhoods across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia for more than 100 years.
MacDonald leads a team of more than 50 and has responsibility for all aspects of marketing and corporate strategy including consumer insights, innovation, brand strategy, circular, design, loyalty, communications, digital, and shopper marketing.
A veteran of the retail and healthcare industries with more than 30 years of experience, MacDonald first joined The GIANT Company in 2012 as director of marketing. Before his tenure with the company, MacDonald held a variety of roles at Ahold Financial Services and served as the vice president of marketing at Giant Food. Before returning to The GIANT Company, MacDonald served as chief marketing officer for FreshDirect.
MacDonald earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Bloomsburg University and his MBA from Lebanon Valley College. He has completed executive education coursework at Harvard and holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
MacDonald currently serves on the board of directors for Partnership for Healthier America and previously, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
MacDonald leads a team of more than 50 and has responsibility for all aspects of marketing and corporate strategy including consumer insights, innovation, brand strategy, circular, design, loyalty, communications, digital, and shopper marketing.
A veteran of the retail and healthcare industries with more than 30 years of experience, MacDonald first joined The GIANT Company in 2012 as director of marketing. Before his tenure with the company, MacDonald held a variety of roles at Ahold Financial Services and served as the vice president of marketing at Giant Food. Before returning to The GIANT Company, MacDonald served as chief marketing officer for FreshDirect.
MacDonald earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Bloomsburg University and his MBA from Lebanon Valley College. He has completed executive education coursework at Harvard and holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
MacDonald currently serves on the board of directors for Partnership for Healthier America and previously, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
