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Walmart’s Jack Sinclair Elected to FMI Board

January 12, 2009
ARLINGTON, VA — January 12, 2009 — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced today the election of Jack Sinclair, executive vice president of the grocery division for Walmart Stores Division, to the FMI Board of Directors.

     Walmart Stores, Inc., operates Walmart discount stores, supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Sam’s Club locations in the United States and around the world.

     Sinclair joined Walmart in January 2008 and works to integrate planning, category management, store experience and private brand development into the grocery business unit.

     He began his career as a trainee at Shoppers’ Paradise in the United Kingdom (UK). He also worked for Tesco and Safeway, PLC. He served on the Board of Directors at Safeway, PLC, during its merger with Morrisons, creating the UK’s fourth largest supermarket group. He served as the European development director for SB Capital. Sinclair joined Walmart from McCurrach, a UK-based field merchandising business.

     He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion.  FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members. 

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