MMR: Mass Market Retailers, July 13, 2020

PEOPLE COLUMN BOLD LEAD IN Column text roman here Quote goes here I am proud of our associates who stepped up when we were called to be there for our customers communities and each other Name Company Quote goes here Rodney McMullen Kroger Name Company MMR PEOPLE NEWS No matter the challenge we can execute our strategy and deliver dayto day operational excellence in the face of a pandemic Heyward Donigan Rite Aid PLMA BOARD CHAIRMAN Clay Dockery vice president of corporate brands of Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Private Label Manufacturers Association The election took place last month during the associations Annual Meeting for 2020 NEW IOVATE CEO Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc has named Tim Toll as the new chief executive officer effective July 13 He succeeds Terry Begley who has retired from his role as CEO after nearly 21 years with the company He will stay on in the new role of senior advisor Toll is a veteran consumer goods executive with strong global experience His career spans senior executive roles with such consumer brands companies as Proctor Gamble Co Campbell Soup Co and Pharmavite LLC and most recently Toll served as CEO of Irwin Naturals ACOSTA EXECUTIVE Acosta a full service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry has appointed John Carroll as chief growth officer In this newly created role Carroll will be responsible for identifying and harnessing opportunities to drive growth for Acostas current and prospective clients and customers He will report to Acostas CEO Darian Pickett and oversee the agencys business development and e commerce teams ANDERSON CHAIR ELECT NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson has been selected to serve as chair elect of the American Society of Association Executives and as chair of the ASAE Research Foundation board These volunteer roles begin on September 1 2020 and are anticipated to result in Andersons service as chair of the ASAE board beginning on September 1 2021 TRACTOR SUPPLY EXEC Tractor Supply Co has named Melissa Kersey as executive vice president and chief human resources officer effective July 20 Kersey who brings seniorlevel experience from Walmart and most recently McDonalds USA will report to Hal Lawton Tractor Supplys president and CEO and she will serve on the companys executive committee She will have oversight for all human resources strategy Garfield Will Retire From FMI Vita Promoted ARLINGTON Va The Food Industry Association FMI has announced leadership changes including the planned retirement Robert Garfield and I had worked together for years in varying capacities and I knew him to be a man of great integrity possessing a solid work ethic with a thorough understanding of the regulatory system and food safety science Garfields retirement signals a new opportunity for leadership at SQFI with Gigi Vita as senior vice president and incoming chief food safety assessment officer Originally hired to lead sales for SQFI Vitas appointment cements her operational effectiveness through best inclass business to business and business to consumer insights and sales teams as well as supply chain manufacturing and globally sourced customer offerings Prior to her work at FMI Vita held leadership roles at major consumer packaged goods companies including PepsiCo Coca Cola Kraft Nabisco Campbell Soup Nestlé Procter Gamble and most recently Dairy Farmers of America As we continue to serve the greater food marketplace I want to recognize the important work ahead to collaborate advocate and educate while supporting the food industry with new appointments at FMI Sarasin said In other personnel moves David Fikes is the executive director of the FMI Foundation Fikes is a career counselor advisor and is uniquely attuned to the heartbeat of the consumer By shifting his career from an Episcopal priest serving parishes in Georgia Tennessee and Texas into the food industry years ago Fikes brought a diverse set of skills to the association world he directed communications at the American Frozen Food Institute until he came on board at FMI nearly a decade ago serving in a similar role Fikes will continue to champion the food safety nutrition and health goals of the foundation including research initiatives undergirded by a unified voice and build momentum for the Family Meals Movement Heather Garlich is senior vice president of communications marketing and consumer community affairs at FMI Garlich celebrates nine years at FMI and is a longtime food industry communicator having begun her career in Washington D C as a media and trends analyst She previously worked as public relations lead for major food and commodity accounts at a global agency Garlich has focused on media relations and building the associations digital strategy and on managing and directing communications and advocacy relations Krystal Register a dietician nutritionist was hired to lead health and well being initiatives at FMI Rx Staffers Win Honor From Publix LAKELAND Fla Publix Pharmacy has presented 15 associates with the Rxcellence Award which recognizes pharmacy associates who go above and beyond in customer service performance ownership and teamwork The award was presented to one pharmacist and one technician from each of the companys five divisions one pharmacy supervisor and four pharmacy support associates The 2019 store recipients are pharmacy manager Katie Baker Clermont Fla lead pharmacy technician Jamie Cross Bradenton Fla pharmacy manager Matt Williams Johns Island S C lead pharmacy technician Halie Jones Simpsonville S C pharmacy manager Leigh Wirth Sebastian Fla lead pharmacy technician Lisa Jones Sebastian Fla pharmacy manager Cindy Hardee Alabaster Ala pharmacy technician Lindsey Whittemore Bethlehem Ga pharmacy manager Christina Robbins St Augustine Fla lead pharmacy technician Jessica Davis Yulee Fla and pharmacy supervisor Maria Galvez Miami The 2019 support recipients are pharmacy support desk supervisor Shelby Lee Lakeland Fla pharmacy procurement analyst Jeremy Butler Lakeland Fla manager of quality and accreditation Sophia Azarian Central Pharmacy Orlando Fla and central fill lead technician Onell Gonzalez Central Pharmacy Orlando Fla of Robert Garfield who is credited with helping to lead a culture SPOTLIGHT of food safety across the global supply chain Garfield spent a decade shoring up the foundations of the Safe Quality Food Institute SQFI a unit of FMI As its senior vice president Garfield oversaw efforts to update the institutes standards and vastly expand its reach in pursuit of its mission of delivering consistent globally recognized food safety and quality certification programs based on sound scientific principles Oversight of SQFI required a leader with business acumen because the program needed to grow said Leslie Sarasin FMIs president and chief executive officer The very nature of SQFIs work necessitated someone steeped in the science of food safety The job required a visionary with customer service sensitivities and trusted connections throughout the food industry And to cap it all the position called for someone who cared deeply about both people and detailed protocols Bob Garfield Ahold Delhaizes Hommen Retires ZAANDAM Netherlands Jan Hommen will retire as chairman and member of the supervisory board at Ahold Delhaize on December 31 Peter Agnefjäll has been named the new chairman effective January 1 Agnefjäll will serve as vice chairman to work with Hommen to ensure a smooth transition effective immediately Hommen has a long tenure on the supervisory board of both Ahold Delhaize and before that Ahold At Ahold Delhaize he served as chairman between 2018 and 2020 and as vice chairman between 2016 and 2018 At Ahold he served as chairman between 2013 and 2016 and as vice chairman between 2003 and 2007 Agnefjäll has been a member of the supervisory board since April 2019 He served as president and chief executive officer of the IKEA group from 2013 to 2017 Lawton and Melwani Are Appointed to NRF Board ARLINGTON Va The National Retail Federation NRF elected two new members to its board during the organizations virtual summer board meeting Hal Lawton president and chief executive officer of Tractor Supply Co and Anish Melwani chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc will both serve a two year term until June 2022 Hal Lawton and Anish Melwani have shown exceptional leadership during the past few months as our country and the retail industry have faced the coronavirus pandemic and heightened racial injustice said NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay Their involvement with the NRF board will be instrumental as we work to reopen businesses bringing the economy with them and get America back to work Lawton joined Tractor Supply in January 2020 just prior to the coronavirus spreading to the United States As an essential retailer Tractor Supply has remained open throughout the COVID 19 pandemic Under Lawtons leadership the company has taken more than 100 actions in response to the pandemic with an emphasis on the health and safety of its team members and customers Their two year terms will end in June 2022 Melwani was appointed chairman and CEO of LVMH Inc in January 2016 and leads all LVMH activities in North America He has been recognized for his commitment to treating all employees fairly and with dignity and for taking a corporate stand to fight unconscious bias and help its brands promote equality 80 MMR July 13 2020