Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. has appointed Christopher Miller as EVP and CFO, effective Jan. 6, reporting to Eric Lindberg, chairman of the board and interim president and CEO.
Miller joins Grocery Outlet from Shamrock Foods Co., the largest family-held food service distributor in the western U.S., where he was the company’s CFO for nearly two years.
Prior to that, he spent more than 15 years at Core-Mark Holding Co., a marketer of fresh food and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America, holding various financial and leadership roles, including EVP and CEO and VP and chief accounting officer.
In addition, Miller’s background also includes a variety of finance and accounting roles with retail and consumer products companies, including Cost Plus World Market, Levi Strauss & Co. and Hermes.
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“Chris is an accomplished CFO who brings a wealth of finance, accounting, business strategy and public company experience to the table that we are confident will benefit our independent operators, shareholders and our business as we continue to grow,” Lindberg said. “We look forward to working with him to shape the future of Grocery Outlet.”
Miller welcomes his next role.
“Grocery Outlet is an exceptional company with a powerful business model and an incredible culture that I can’t wait to be part of,” he said. “I’m excited to get to work as we chart an exciting next chapter for the company.”
Upon Miller’s appointment, Lindsay Gray, who has been serving as interim CFO for the company since March, will continue her role of SVP, accounting (principal accounting officer).
“We would like to thank Lindsay for stepping up and leading as interim CFO during a pivotal year for the business, and we are fortunate to have her continued leadership over our accounting and reporting function moving forward,” Lindberg said.
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