Richard M. Daley will retire from The Coca-Cola Board of Directors after eight years of service. The board announced Feb. 22 that Daley will not stand for re-election at the company’s annual meeting in April. Daley has been a Coca-Cola director since 2011. He served as mayor of Chicago from 1989 to 2011. Daley currently […]
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Posted inAssociation News, Albertsons, Executive News, Home Page Latest News, West
Mark Miller Named Arizona Food Marketing Alliance’s New President
The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) announced Feb. 22 that it has selected Mark J. Miller as its new president. Miller most recently was a consultant for the City of Hope. Before that, he spent three years with Talking Rain Beverage Co., and before that, he spent 36 years as an SVP for Hensley & […]
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Mark Alexander Joins Icelandic Provisions As CEO
Mark Alexander joined Icelandic Provisions as CEO on Feb. 11. Icelandic Provisions, with U.S. headquarters in New York and world headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland, produces traditional Icelandic skyr. Outgoing Icelandic Provisions CEO Steve Platt retains an advisory position at the company. Prior to joining Icelandic Provisions, Alexander held executive positions around the globe for The Campbell Soup Co. for […]
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Taking Advantage Of Opportunities Drives Growth For Piggly Wiggly Alabama
David Bullard, president and CEO of Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. in Bessemer, Alabama, provided The Shelby Report with an update on the happenings at his company. Piggly Wiggly Alabama serves more than 270 retail locations across the Southeast, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company was founded in 1959 […]
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Digital Goodie Appoints Moris Chemtov As Global CEO
Digital Goodie, a global e-commerce company with U.S. offices in Sterling, Virginia, has appointed Moris Chemtov as its new global CEO. Chemtov will work out of the Helsinki, Finland office and will partner with Deputy Managing Director Jani Jääskeläinen to navigate the next phase of the company’s growth and expansion. Jääskeläinen will retain his role and […]
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Edgewell Personal Care Makes Executive Changes
Edgewell Personal Care Co. of Shelton, Connecticut, has named Rod R. Little, who has served as CFO since March 2018, as president and CEO effective March 1. Little also has been appointed to the company’s board of directors effective March 1, which will expand the board by one member. Little succeeds David P. Hatfield, who will retire from the company […]
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URM Continues Upgrading Operations, Adding New Members
Ray Sprinkle, president and CEO of URM in Spokane, Washington, sat down in mid-November with Shelby Publishing’s president and publisher, Ron Johnston, at Sprinkle’s office in Spokane. URM Stores Inc., formerly called United Retail Merchants, began in 1921 when five retailers banded together to form a corporation. Today, URM comprises many more retailers than that, […]
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Edwards Food Giant Promotes Heathscott, Adds Special Projects Manager
Cathy Heathscott has been promoted to deli-bakery supervisor for Edwards Food Giant stores in Arkansas. In addition, Steve Edwards Jr. has joined the family owned company as special projects manager. Heathscott started her career with the Edwards family of stores in 2011 as a deli team member and soon was promoted to deli-bakery manager for […]