CHICAGO, IL — May 5, 2007 — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced the reelection of 26 directors and the election of 11 directors to the FMI Board of Directors. FMI also announced the election of a chair and four vice chairs to its Board.
Elected and reelected directors are
Joseph Azzolina, Sr., president of Food Circus Supermarkets, Inc., Middletown, NJ;
Robert W. Baesler, president of Baesler’s Market, Terre Haute, IN;
Rob Bartels, president and CEO of Martin’s Super Markets, Inc., South Bend, IN;
Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and CEO of the Delhaize Group, Brussels, Belgium;
Michael A. Bozzuto, chairman, president and CEO of Bozzuto’s, Inc., Cheshire, CT;
J.H. "Jay" Campbell, Jr., president and CEO of Associated Grocers, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA;
Alec C. Covington, president and CEO of Nash Finch Company, Minneapolis, MN;
William J. Coyne, president and CEO of Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, West Sacramento, CA;
William E. Crenshaw, president of Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lakeland, FL;
Charles L. D’Amour, president and chief operating officer of Big Y Foods, Inc., Springfield, MA;
David B. Dillon, chairman and CEO of The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, OH;
Ron Edenfield, president and CEO of Wayfield Foods, Inc., Atlanta, GA;
Neil M. Golub, president and CEO of Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, NY;
Dale C. Henley, president and CEO of Haggen, Inc., Bellingham, WA;
Ronald C. Hodge, president and CEO of Hannaford Bros. Co., Scarborough, ME;
Peter H. H. Hung, chairman of Hop Hing Group of Companies, Hong Kong;
Louis Katopodis, president and CEO of Fiesta Mart, Inc., Houston, TX;
Ángel Losada, chairman and CEO of Grupo Gigante, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico;
Brandt C. Louie, president and COO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited, and chairman and CEO of London Drugs Limited, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada;
John Lucot, executive vice president and COO of Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA;
Russell T. "Tres" Lund III, chairman and CEO of Lund Food Holdings, Inc., Edina, MN;
Bill MacAloney, chairman and CEO of Jax Markets, Anaheim, CA;
Tokutaro Masui, president and CEO of Kinokuniya Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan;
Bill McEwan, president and CEO of Sobeys Inc., Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada;
J. Christopher Michael, president and CEO of Associated Wholesalers, Inc. (AWI), Robesonia, PA;
A.C. "Anders" Moberg, president and CEO of Royal Ahold, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Michael S. Needler, chairman, president and CEO of Fresh Encounter, Inc., Findlay, OH;
Mike Provenzano, CEO and president of Pro’s Ranch Markets, Ontario, CA;
Senator Feargal Quinn, president of Superquinn, Dublin, Ireland;
Pat Raybould, president of B&R Stores, Inc., Lincoln, NE;
Richard L. Riesbeck, president and CEO of Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc., St. Clairsville, OH;
Dan Sanders, CEO of United Supermarkets, Ltd., Lubbock, TX;
Scott C. Schnuck, chairman and CEO of Schnuck Markets, Inc., St. Louis, MO;
Joey Eldon Scolari, president and CEO of Scolari’s Food and Drug Company, Sparks, NV;
Craig Sturken, chairman, president and CEO of Spartan Stores, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI;
Colleen J. Wegman, president of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Rochester, NY; and
Lauri Youngquist, president and COO of Knowlan’s Super Markets, Inc., St. Paul, MN.
Elected as FMI vice chairs were
Richard "Ric" N. Jurgens, chairman, CEO and president of Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, IA;
Fred Morganthall, president of Harris Teeter, Inc., Matthews, NC;
Gary Phillips, president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG), Kansas City, KS; and
Norman S. Rich, president and CEO of Weis Markets Inc., Sunbury, PA.
Steven C. Smith, president and CEO of K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Abingdon, VA, was elected chair of the FMI Board; and
Jeffrey Noddle, chairman and CEO of SUPERVALU INC., Minneapolis, MN, is the immediate past chair.
Contact:
Karen Brown
Senior Vice President
(202) 220-0650
kbrown@fmi.org