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Fiddelke To Succeed Cornell As Target CEO

Target Corp. and its board of directors have elected COO Michael Fiddelke as the company’s next CEO, effective Feb. 1, succeeding Brian Cornell, who will transition to the role of executive chair of the board of directors. Cornell and Fiddelke will work together throughout the transition. An announcement about the company’s next COO will be made later. […]

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Fresh Value Promotes Stanley To CEO

Fresh Value, a privately owned regional grocery chain based in Birmingham, Alabama, has promoted Terry Stanley to CEO. Stanley had served as chief operating officer since 2022, leading the company through strategic expansion and navigating complex industry headwinds. His promotion formalizes the leadership role he had already been executing, according to Gerry D’Alessandro, chairman and […]

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Shipt Names Kelly Caruso CEO To Succeed Founder Bill Smith

Shipt, a same-day delivery service and marketplace, has named Kelly Caruso as CEO, succeeding founder Bill Smith, who will continue to serve as an advisor to the company. Caruso has more than 25 years of retail experience, holding roles from the stores to supply chain and merchandising. Most recently, Caruso was SVP-hardlines at Target, responsible […]

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Former Target Exec Takes Over As CEO Of Fiesta Mart As Byars Steps Down

Houston-based Fiesta Mart has appointed Sid Keswani as its new CEO. He replaces Mike Byars. Keswani has extensive retail background and a proven track record of success, according to Fiesta. He previously served 19 years at Target Corp., rising to the rank SVP. Prior to working with Target, Keswani served as SVP of operations for Susser Holdings, […]

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Moran Steps Down As RaceTrac CEO, Company ‘Revising’ Leadership Structure

Allison Bolch Moran, leader of Atlanta-based convenience store operator RaceTrac Petroleum Inc., has stepped down as CEO. She will remain a member of the company’s board of directors. Moran became CEO in 2013, making her a third-generation leader of the family-owned chain. She is the granddaughter of the company’s founder, Carl Bolch Sr., who started the […]

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America’s Food Basket Names New CEO

America’s Food Basket (AFB), a family-run 47-store cooperative, has selected David Siegel, formerly a Price Chopper, Marsh and Stop & Shop executive, as its new CEO. Siegel comes on board with 30 years of grocery industry experience, specializing in sales, merchandising, marketing, procurement and operations. He began his career with Price Chopper Supermarkets, where he ultimately […]

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New CEO Report Reveals Insights Among Leadership Of America’s Biggest Companies

Feigen Advisors, an advisory firm to CEOs of the world’s largest companies, has released its third annual New CEO Report, which profiles the new chief executives appointed to lead S&P 250 companies in 2016. The report debunks some of the commonly held assumptions about turnover at the top of America’s biggest companies while shedding light […]

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Metropolitan Market Gets New CEO

Metropolitan Market has named Ron Megahan CEO. The Seattle-based grocer says that Megahan, previously the company’s COO, has been an instrumental part of the executive leadership team for the past two years and worked closely with Todd Korman, who previously held the chief executive position. Korman remains an active company shareholder and will serve as […]

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Nestlé Waters North America Names New CEO

Fernando Mercé has been named president and CEO of Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA), effective May 1. Mercé, formerly CEO of Nestlé Purina Latin America & Caribbean, will oversee all NWNA’s operations in both the U.S. and Canada. Mercé also will serve as a member of the global Nestlé Waters board of directors. “I am delighted […]