MMR: Mass Market Retailers, June 22, 2020

PEOPLE MMR PEOPLE NEWS Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are committing 100 million to create a new center on racial equity Doug McMillon Walmart The COVID 19 crisis has clearly demonstrated the essential role of our team members Brian Cornell Target COTY APPOINTMENT Coty Inc has appointed Gordon von Bretten as chief transforma transformation officer to assist Coty leader tion leadership in accelerating and ampli ship amplifying the changes the company fying has started in recent months He brings more than 25 years of experience in creating value and performance enhance enhancement having previously served ment in a variety of leadership roles in management consulting mostly with turnaround expert AlixPart AlixPartners as well as Kearney focus ners focusing on restructuring and perfor ing performance improvement He spent mance the five recent years as an op operating partner with KKR Cap erating Capstone focusing on corporate stone carve out and value creation across the KKR portfolio MCKESSON EXEC VP McKesson Corp has appointed Tom Rodgers executive vice president and chief strategy and business development of officer In his new role Rodgers ficer will also become a member of the companys executive oper operating team He succeeds Bansi ating Nagji who stepped down from his role effective March 31 As executive vice president and chief strategy and business development officer Rodgers will have responsibility for the companys overall strategic plan and initiatives as well as key acquisitions and internal programs EDGEWELL EXECUTIVE Edgewell Personal Care has appointed Eric OToole as president for North America He will report directly to Rod Little president and chief ex executive officer OToole brings ecutive nearly three decades of ex experience leading consumer perience companies Most recently he served as general manager of Walmarts sports and fitness e ecommerce division where he commerce shaped Walmarts online sport sporting goods business model ing CLIF BAR NAMES CEO Clif Bar Co appointed Sally Grimes the companys chief executive officer effective June 1 Grimes brings 25 years of experience as a food industry leader to Clifs business model focusing on sustaining people community planet brands and business With the appointment of Grimes Clif Bar founder co owner and former co CEO Gary Erickson and co owner and former co CEO Kit Craw Crawford will remain on the compa ford companys board of directors nys Meijers Keyes Tapped as NACDS Chairman ARLINGTON Va Meijer Inc president and chief executive officer Rick Keyes has been tapped to serve as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores He SPOTLIGHT took on the role beginning June 1 per the NACDS bylaws following the transition of outgoing NACDS chairman Richard Ashworth to a new role in a new company Colleen Lindholz president of Kroger Co s Kroger Health unit will perform the duties of the NACDS vice chair in addition to serving in her role as treasurer Rick Keyes embodies the extraordinary leadership reliable continuity and vibrant member engagement that are among NACDS core strengths said the associations president and CEO Steve Anderson Rick brings to the chairmanship a perspective that is crucial to all NACDS chain and associate members alike which he earned in leadership roles across pharmacy store operations supply chain and manufacturing in his more Rick Keyes than three decades at Meijer Inc In addition Rick is an extremely dedicated association leader as demonstrated by his service as an NACDS officer and as a member of the NACDS executive committee and board of directors Regarding Lindholz role Anderson said NACDS also appreciates the willingness of Colleen Lindholz another brilliant industry leader to step up and fulfill expanded responsibilities as vice chair for the benefit of the membership Keyes addressed the important work the association is doing NACDS directly supports the ability of its members to effectively serve the public as both pharmacies and health and wellness destinations he said NACDS also plays an equally vital role in serving as a force multiplier of retailer and supplier collaboration which helps meet the constantly evolving needs Colleen Lindholz president of Kroger Health will serve as vice chairman of customers and patients This work is important every day and has never been more important than now when we are responding aggressively to COVID 19 I am enthusiastic about working with the entire NACDS board of directors the organizations members and the NACDS staff in this mission critical work Keyes joined Meijer more than 30 years ago as a pharmacy associate while attending college He worked his way up through the ranks and was named president of the company which operates more than 245 supercenters and grocery stores in six Midwestern states in October 2015 He took on the additional role of CEO of the Grand Rapids Mich based company in December of the following year His elevation to the position of CEO marked a departure from tradition at the company Previously the role of company president had been held by someone outside the Meijer family while the CEO position had been held first by Fred Meijer and then by Hank Meijer Keyes promotion to the CEO role was described by the company at the time as reflecting a desire to align the roles more accurately with current responsibilities Hank Meijer became executive chairman Bartells Tabs Beebe as Top Merchant SEATTLE Brent Beebe has been promoted to the position of executive vice president of merchandising and supply chain at Bartell Drugs Im proud to continue to work alongside Brent in his new role Brent consistently challenges the company status quo and has brought to Bartells an innovative and thoughtful approach to the business said Kathi Lentzsch president and chief executive officer of Bartell Drugs In his expanded position Beebe is responsible for setting the strategic direction and maximizing execution of merchandising store development and supply chain He will continue as a strategic partner on the executive committee supporting the establishment of company goals and direction Since joining the company in 2014 Beebe has dedicated his time to enhancing the entire retail experience for Bartells according to the company which cited his strategic approach and deep knowledge of merchandising marketing and e commerce Davies Named Acting President of PLMA She Was a VP NEW YORK The Private Label Manufacturers Association PLMA has named Peggy Davies act acting president Her appointment follows the death ing of president Brian Sharoff who passed away last month after a brief illness Since 2016 Davies served as PLMA vice president of association relations For four decades Brian was the face of PLMA said Lisa Manzoline director of sales for Reynolds Consumer Products and chairman of PLMAs board It is now our responsibility to focus on the future We have full confidence that Peggy Davies will be a capa capable and dynamic leader of PLMA at this crucial junc ble juncture one who is familiar with our member base and ture the unique challenges we face for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 Davies joined PLMA as vice president in 2016 Be Before that she served as board chairman for two terms fore from 2003 to 2004 and among other accomplish accomplishments dedicated efforts toward expanding PLMAs ments commitment to education for industry executives Register Gets Health Post at FMI ARLINGTON Va The Food Industry Association FMI has appointed Krystal Register to lead health and well being initiatives for the association Register a longtime Wegmans Food Markets retail dietitian carves out a unique position at FMI during a time when its members say they place greater value on their health and well being initiatives Register will lead health and well being programs and activities and serve as the issue expert on all health and well being and nutrition policy operations and communication issues for FMI members Hilary Thesmar FMIs senior vice president for food safety programs and chief food and product safety officer commented on Registers 12 years of experience at Wegmans Krystals sterling reputation in the nutrition community contributes to her being a trusted authority within the nutrition and dietetics field and she has demonstrated her ability to work seamlessly with her peers in retail dietetics as well as dietitians in other practice areas such as clinical public health community and nutrition policy which will augment FMIs work representing member programs Thesmar continued I look forward to building this role and responsibility with Krystal and supporting her as she works with FMI to enhance health and wellbeing programs for our member companies as they develop implement and evaluate their programs to improve the health of their customers At Wegmans Krystal developed and executed companywide wellness programs health messaging employee training and in store promotions She participated in popular community events including the annual NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo D C Gluten Free Education Day and Smithsonian Food History programming Krystals background includes environmental and nutrition science studies with degrees from the College of William and Mary and James Madison University with both clinical nutrition and personal coaching experience 24 MMR June 22 2020