People: Kroger Co (KR)

KR on New York Consolidated

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23 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

David Dillon

62 2004 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

W. Rodney McMullen

52 2009 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director

J. Michael Schlotman

55 2003 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

Paul Heldman

61 2006 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Christopher Hjelm

51 2005 Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Kathleen Barclay

57 2009 Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Geoffrey Covert

61 2012 Senior Vice President - Retail Divisions

Michael Donnelly

54 2011 Senior Vice President - Merchandising

Michael Ellis

54 2012 Senior Vice President - Retail Divisions

M. Marnette Perry

61 2012 Senior Vice President - Retail Operations

R. Pete Williams

58 2007 Senior Vice President

M. Elizabeth Van Oflen

55 2003 Vice President, Controller

Robert Clark

47 2013 Group Vice President - Non-Perishables

Kevin Dougherty

60 2004 Group Vice President - Logistics

Calvin Kaufman

50 2008 Group Vice President and President - Kroger Manufacturing

Lynn Marmer

60 1998 Group Vice President - Corporate Affairs

Scott Henderson

57 2013 Vice President - Pension Investment and Strategy

Bobby Shackouls

62 Lead Independent Director

Reuben Anderson

70 1991 Independent Director

Robert Beyer

53 1999 Independent Director

Susan Kropf

64 2007 Independent Director

John LaMacchia

70 1990 Independent Director

David Lewis

68 2002 Independent Director

Jorge Montoya

66 2007 Independent Director

Clyde Moore

58 1997 Independent Director

Susan Phillips

68 2003 Independent Director

Steven Rogel

70 1999 Independent Director

James Runde

65 2006 Independent Director

Ronald Sargent

57 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

David Dillon

Mr. David B. Dillon is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Kroger Company. Mr. Dillon was elected Chairman of the Board on June 24, 2004 and Chief Executive Officer effective June 26, 2003. Prior to this, he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 26, 2000. Upon the merger with Fred Meyer, Inc., he was named President of the combined Company. Prior thereto, Mr. Dillon was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Kroger effective June 18, 1995. Prior to this he was elected Executive Vice President on September 13, 1990, Chairman of the Board of Dillon Companies, Inc. on September 8, 1992, and President of Dillon Companies, Inc. on April 22, 1986.

W. Rodney McMullen

Mr. W. Rodney McMullen is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Kroger Company. Mr. McMullen was elected President and Chief Operating Officer effective August 1, 2009. Prior to that he was elected Vice Chairman effective June 26, 2003, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Planning and Finance effective January 26, 2000, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective May 20, 1999, Senior Vice President effective October 5, 1997, and Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 18, 1995. Before that he was appointed Vice President, Control and Financial Services on March 4, 1993, and Vice President, Planning and Capital Management effective December 31, 1989. Mr. McMullen joined the Company in 1978 as a part-time stock clerk.

J. Michael Schlotman

Mr. J. Michael Schlotman is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Kroger Company, since June 26, 2003. He is Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 26, 2000. Prior to that he was elected Vice President and Corporate Controller in 1995, and served in various positions in corporate accounting since joining the Company in 1985.

Paul Heldman

Mr. Paul W. Heldman is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Kroger Company, since May 5, 2006, Senior Vice President effective October 5, 1997, Secretary on May 21, 1992, and Vice President and General Counsel effective June 18, 1989. Prior to his election, he held various positions in the Company’s Law Department. Mr. Heldman joined the Company in 1982.

Christopher Hjelm

Mr. Christopher T. Hjelm is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Kroger Company, since August 28, 2005. From February 2005 to July 2005, he was Chief Information Officer of Travel Distribution Services for Cendant Corporation. From July 2003 to November 2004, Mr. Hjelm served as Chief Technology Officer for Orbitz LLC, which was acquired by Cendant Corporation in November 2004. Mr. Hjelm served as Senior Vice President for Technology at eBay Inc. from March 2002 to June 2003, and served as Executive Vice President for Broadband Network Services for At Home Company from June 2001 to February 2002. From January 2000 to June 2001, Mr. Hjelm served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZOHO Corporation. Prior to that, he held various key roles for 14 years with Federal Express Corporation, including that of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

Kathleen Barclay

Ms. Kathleen S. Barclay is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Kroger Company, since December 10, 2009. Prior to her election, she headed Global Human Resources for General Motors Corporation, a multinational automotive corporation, for more than ten years.

Geoffrey Covert

Mr. Geoffrey J. Covert is Senior Vice President - Retail Divisions of Kroger Company, since October 24, 2012. He is responsible for the oversight of several of the Company’s retail divisions. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President of Retail Operations from January 2011 to October 2012. Prior to that, he was President of the Company’s Cincinnati division from December 2004 to December 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Covert served as Senior Vice President from April 1999 to December 2004, and as Group Vice President and President of Kroger Manufacturing from April 1998 to April 1999. He joined the Company in March 1996 as Vice President, Grocery Products Group. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Covert worked for 23 years in a number of management positions with Procter & Gamble.

Michael Donnelly

Mr. Michael J. Donnelly is Senior Vice President - Merchandising of Kroger Company, since July 1, 2011. Prior to his election, Mr. Donnelly held a variety of key management positions with the Company, including President of Ralphs Grocery Company, President of Fry’s Food Stores, and Senior Vice President, Drug/GM Merchandising and Procurement. Mr. Donnelly joined the Company in 1978 as a clerk.

Michael Ellis

Mr. Michael L. Ellis has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Retail Divisions of Kroger Company, effective December 6, 2012. He is responsible for the oversight of several of the Company’s retail divisions. Prior to this, he served as President of the Company’s Fred Meyer division since 2006. Mr. Ellis has held a number of leadership positions in the Company, including Group Vice President for grocery, drug, general merchandise, pharmacy and advertising for The Kroger Co., and Vice President, Food Group for Fred Meyer Stores. Mr. Ellis joined the Company in 1975 as a parcel clerk at Fred Meyer.

M. Marnette Perry

Ms. M. Marnette Perry has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Retail Operations of Kroger Company, effective October 24, 2012. Prior to this, she was elected Senior Vice President overseeing several of the Company’s retail divisions effective July 2003 to October 2012. Prior to that she was elected Group Vice President of Perishables Merchandising and Procurement on March 3, 2003. Prior to this she held a variety of positions with the Company, including President of the Company’s Michigan division, and President of the Company’s Columbus Marketing Area. Ms. Perry joined the Company in 1972.

R. Pete Williams

Mr. R. Pete Williams is Senior Vice President of Kroger Company, since August 19, 2007. He is responsible for the oversight of several of the Company’s retail divisions. Prior to his election, Mr. Williams held a variety of key management positions with the Company, including President of the Company’s Mid-Atlantic division, Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Merchandising, and Director of Labor Relations. He joined the Company in 1977.

M. Elizabeth Van Oflen

Ms. M. Elizabeth Van Oflen is Vice President, Controller of Kroger Company, since April 11, 2003. Prior to her election, she held various positions in the Company’s Finance and Tax Departments. Ms. Van Oflen joined the Company in 1982.

Robert Clark

Mr. Robert W. Clark has been appointed as Group Vice President - Non-Perishables of Kroger Company, effective March 14, 2013. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Merchandising for the Company’s Fred Meyer division from October 2011 to March 2013. From August 2010 to October 2011 he served as Vice President of Operations for the Company’s Columbus division. Prior to that, from May 2002 to August 2010, he served as Vice President of Merchandising for the Company’s Fry’s division. From 1985 to 2002, Mr. Clark held various leadership positions in store and district management, as well as grocery merchandising. Mr. Clark began his career with the Company in 1985 as a courtesy clerk at Fry’s.

Kevin Dougherty

Mr. Kevin M. Dougherty is Group Vice President - Logistics of Kroger Company, since May 6, 2004. Mr. Dougherty joined the Company as Vice President, Supply Chain Operations in 2001. Before joining the Company, he maintained an independent consulting practice focusing on logistics and operational performance.

Calvin Kaufman

Mr. Calvin J. Kaufman is Group Vice President and President - Kroger Manufacturing of Kroger Company, since May 8, 2008. Prior to his election, Mr. Kaufman was appointed as Senior Director of Logistics in 2006. He joined the Fred Meyer logistics group in 1994 and was appointed Group Vice President of Logistics in 2002 and Vice President of Distribution Engineering in 1999. Before joining the Company, Mr. Kaufman worked for United Parcel Service first as operations manager and then as engineering department manager.

Lynn Marmer

Ms. Lynn Marmer is Group Vice President - Corporate Affairs of Kroger Company, since January 19, 1998. Prior to her election, Ms. Marmer was an attorney in the Company’s Law Department. Ms. Marmer joined the Company in 1997. Before joining the Company she was a partner in the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl.

Scott Henderson

Mr. Scott M. Henderson has been appointed as Vice President - Pension Investment and Strategy of Kroger Co., effective June 27, 2013. Mr. Henderson was elected Vice President effective June 26, 2003 and Treasurer effective January 6, 2002. Mr. Henderson joined the Company in 1981 as Manager of Financial Reporting. He held a variety of management positions and was promoted to Vice President of Planning in February 2000.

Bobby Shackouls

Mr. Bobby S. Shackouls is Lead Independent Director of Kroger Co. Until the merger of Burlington Resources Inc. and ConocoPhillips, which became effective in 2006, Mr. Shackouls was Chairman of the Board of Burlington Resources Inc., a natural resources business, since July 1997 and its President and Chief Executive Officer since December 1995. He had been a director of that company since 1995 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington Resources, since 1994. Mr. Shackouls is a director of PNGS GP LLC, the general partner of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. and Oasis Petroleum Inc. During the past five years, Mr. Shackouls was a director of ConocoPhillips. Mr. Shackouls is chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Reuben Anderson

Mr. Reuben V. Anderson is Independent Director of Kroger Co., since 1991. Mr. Anderson is a Senior Partner in the Jackson, Mississippi office of Phelps Dunbar, a regional law firm based in New Orleans. Prior to joining this law firm, he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Mr. Anderson is a director of AT&T Inc., and during the past five years was a director of Trustmark Corporation. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Public Responsibilities Committees.

Robert Beyer

Mr. Robert D. Beyer is Independent Director of Kroger Co., since 1999. Mr. Beyer is Chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, a private investment firm and holding company that he founded in 2009. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Beyer served as Chief Executive Officer of The TCW Group, Inc., a global investment management firm. From 2000 to 2005, he served as President and Chief Investment Officer of Trust Company of the West, the principal operating subsidiary of TCW. Mr. Beyer is a member of the Board of Directors of The Allstate Corporation. He is chair of the Financial Policy Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.

Susan Kropf

Ms. Susan J. Kropf is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Ms. Kropf was President and Chief Operating Officer of Avon Products Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of beauty care products, from 2001 until her retirement in January 2007. She joined Avon in 1970. Prior to her most recent assignment, Ms. Kropf had been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Avon North America and Global Business Operations from 1998 to 2000. From 1997 to 1998 she was President, Avon U.S. Ms. Kropf was a member of Avon’s Board of Directors from 1998 to 2006. She currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Coach, Inc., MeadWestvaco Corporation, and Sherwin Williams Company. She is a member of the Audit and Public Responsibilities Committees.

John LaMacchia

Mr. John T. LaMacchia is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Mr. LaMacchia served as Chairman of the Board of Tellme Networks, Inc., a provider of voice application networks, from September 2001 to May 2007. From September 2001 through December 2004 he was also Chief Executive Officer of Tellme Networks. From May 1999 to May 2000 Mr. LaMacchia was Chief Executive Officer of CellNet Data Systems, Inc., a provider of wireless data communications. From October 1993 through February 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Bell Inc. He is chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee.

David Lewis

Mr. David B. Lewis is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Mr. Lewis is a shareholder and director of Lewis & Munday, a Detroit based law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and New York City. He is a director of H&R Block, Inc. and STERIS Corporation. He is a member of the Financial Policy Committee and vice chair of the Public Responsibilities Committee.

Jorge Montoya

Mr. Jorge P. Montoya is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Mr. Montoya was President of The Procter & Gamble Company’s Global Snacks & Beverage division, and President of Procter & Gamble Latin America, from 1999 until his retirement in 2004. Prior to that, he was an Executive Vice President of Procter & Gamble, a provider of branded consumer packaged goods, from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Montoya is a director of The Gap, Inc., and served on the Board of Rohm & Haas Company during the past five years. He is chair of the Public Responsibilities Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.

Clyde Moore

Mr. Clyde R. Moore is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Mr. Moore is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Service Networks, a national provider of facility and maintenance repair services. He is a director of First Service Networks. Mr. Moore is a member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees.

Susan Phillips

Dr. Susan M. Phillips is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Dr. Phillips is Professor Emeritus of Finance at The George Washington University School of Business. She joined that university as a Professor and Dean in 1998. She retired as Dean of the School of Business as of June 30, 2010, and as Professor the following year. She was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from December 1991 through June 1998. Before her Federal Reserve appointment, Dr. Phillips served as Vice President for Finance and University Services and Professor of Finance in The College of Business Administration at the University of Iowa from 1987 through 1991. She is a director of CBOE Holdings, Inc., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Life Insurance Company, State Farm Companies Foundation, National Futures Association, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Agnes Scott College. Dr. Phillips also was a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation until the end of 2010. She is a member of the Audit and Financial Policy Committees.

Steven Rogel

Mr. Steven R. Rogel is Independent Director of Kroger Co., since 1999. Mr. Rogel was elected Chairman of the Board of Weyerhaeuser Company, a forest products company, in 1999 and was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director thereof from December 1997 to January 1, 2008 when he relinquished the role of President. He relinquished the CEO role in April of 2008 and retired as Chairman as of April 2009. Before that time Mr. Rogel was Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Willamette Industries, Inc. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Willamette Industries, Inc. until October 1995 and, before that time, as an executive and group vice president for more than five years. Mr. Rogel is a director of Union Pacific Corporation and a director and non-executive Chairman of the Board of EnergySolutions, Inc. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Financial Policy Committees.

James Runde

Mr. James A. Runde is Independent Director of Kroger Co., since September 2006. Mr. Runde is a special advisor and a former Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley, a financial services provider, where he has been employed since 1974. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Burlington Resources Inc. prior to its acquisition by ConocoPhillips in 2006. Mr. Runde serves as a trustee of Marquette University and the Pierpont Morgan Library. He is a member of the Compensation and Financial Policy Committees.

Ronald Sargent

Mr. Ronald L. Sargent is Independent Director of Kroger Co. Mr. Sargent is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Staples, Inc., a consumer products retailer, where he has been employed since 1989. Prior to joining Staples, Mr. Sargent spent 10 years with Kroger in various positions. In addition to serving as a director of Staples, Mr. Sargent is a director of The Home Depot, Inc. During the past five years, he was a director of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Sargent is chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Public Responsibilities Committee.
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