December 2015 - California Grocers Association

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San Bernardino, California (December 28, 2015) – Jack H. Brown, Executive Chairman of the Board of Stater Bros. Markets, announced today that Pete Van Helden has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Stater Bros. Markets effective January 4, 2016.

Brown has served Stater Bros. for the past 36 years as Chief Executive Officer and will become the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stater Bros. Markets. Van Helden will continue to report to Brown.

Van Helden is a 38-year veteran of the Supermarket Industry and has served Stater Bros. as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2013.

Prior to joining Stater Bros., Van Helden was Executive Vice President Retail Operations for Supervalu. He began his career in the Supermarket Industry in 1977 working as a Courtesy Clerk for Rosauers in Libby, Montana. In 1978, he relocated to Bozeman, Montana where he joined Albertsons as a Clerk. During his 38-years in the Supermarket Industry, Pete has held a variety of leadership positions.

Pete holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix. He also serves as Vice President of Stater Bros. Charities.

“Pete is well-respected and will do an outstanding job as President and Chief Executive Officer,” stated Brown.

Stater Bros. was founded in 1936 in Yucaipa, California, and has grown steadily through the years to become the largest privately owned Supermarket Chain in Southern California and the largest private employer in both San Bernardino County and Riverside County. The Company operates 168 Supermarkets, and there are over 18,000 members of the Stater Bros. Supermarket Family. For more information, log onto staterbros.com.

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Grocery Executive To Serve One-Year Term As Chair.

SACRAMENTO, CA (Dec. 4, 2015) – Kevin Konkel, Senior Vice President, Store Operations, for Raley’s Family of Fine Stores was elected the 2015-2016 California Grocers Association Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Association’s Annual Meeting on Dec. 4, 2015.

As Chair, Konkel will lead the Board’s strategy regarding CGA’s numerous legislative, educational, communications and industry-related programs. The Association is comprised of more than 300 retail companies operating more than 6,000 stores in California and Nevada. The chair serves for one year. He succeeds Immediate Past Chair Joe Falvey, Unified Grocers, Inc.

“Kevin is known in our industry not only as a stellar and experienced grocery executive, but also as a connector and facilitator,” says CGA President Ron Fong. “You are just as likely to find him meeting with a new industry start-up as you would running a strategy and marketing meeting with a roomful of industry veterans. We are fortunate to have him as our Chair this coming year.”

In addition to Konkel, the following individuals were elected to the 2015-2016 CGA Board of Directors Executive Committee: First Vice Chair, Diana Godfrey, Smart & Final Stores; Second Vice Chair, Jim Wallace, Albertsons Companies Inc.; Treasurer, Bob Parriott, Twain Harte Market; Secretary, Kendra Doyel, Ralphs Grocery Co.; and Immediate Past Chair, Joe Falvey, Unified Grocers, Inc.

Chairman’s appointments to the Executive Committee include: Dave Jones, Kellogg Company; Phil Miller, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., and Kevin Arceneaux, Mondelez International Inc. Dennis Darling, Foods Etc., was appointed as a non-voting committee member.

Directors elected to their first full three-year term include: Denny Belcastro, Kimberly-Clark Corp.; Bob Bukovec, Tyson Foods, Inc.; Steve Dietz, Tony’s Fine Foods; Ryan Jost, Procter & Gamble; Michel LeClerc, Holiday/Sav-Mor Foods, Mark McLean, CROSSMARK; and Doug Todd, PepsiCo Inc.

Directors elected to their second three-year term include: Jon Alden, Jelly Belly Candy Co.; Renee Amen, Super A Foods, Inc.; Teresa Anaya, Northgate Gonzalez Markets; Joe Angulo, El Super (Bodega Latina Corp.); Eric Lindberg, Grocery Outlet, Inc.; David Madden, MillerCoors; Hee-Sook Nelson, Gelson’s Markets; and Bob Richardson, The Clorox Company.

Former CGA Chair Mary Kasper, Unified Grocers Inc., was elected an honorary board member.

Month: December 2015

Stater Bros. Appoints New President/CEO

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Raley’s Exec Elected CGA Chair

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Grocery Executive To Serve One-Year Term As Chair.