LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Food 4
Less/Foods Co, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR)
announced today the hire of Nancy
Lebold as vice president of merchandising for the company,
effective September 23. She will report to Bryan
Kaltenbach, president of the Food 4 Less/ Foods Co Division. Ms.
Lebold succeeds Mike Servold, who
was recently promoted to vice president of operations of
Kroger's Atlanta division.
Ms. Lebold joins Kroger with 26 years of experience in the
grocery retail industry for WinCo Foods. While at WinCo she held a
variety of store, district and corporate roles with varying degrees
of responsibility and leadership. In 2007, Ms. Lebold was named
vice president of General Merchandise for WinCo Foods before being
promoted to vice president of Procurement. In 2015, she was named
senior vice president of Operations where she led significant
operational and performance improvements in new markets among other
impressive accomplishments.
"We are thrilled to have an operator of Nancy's caliber to lead
our merchandising team," said Bryan
Kaltenbach, president, Food 4 Less/Foods Co. "Nancy
exemplifies the strategic vision, leadership and execution skills
needed for the position."
"I look forward to being part of such an incredible organization
and team, together we will execute our Restock Kroger strategy and
position Food 4 Less/Foods Co for continued success in the future,"
said Lebold.
Ms. Lebold graduated from Oregon State
University with a bachelor's degree in Business Marketing
and holds a Food Industry Management Certificate from the
University of Southern California –
Marshall School of Business.
About Food 4 Less/Foods Co
Food 4 Less is dedicated to
our purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit ™. Food 4 Less/Foods Co is
more than 11,000 associates serving customers in 129 price-impact,
warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in
Southern California, Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Central and
Northern California. From the
company's headquarters in Los Angeles
County, Food 4 Less is a recognized leader in community
service and giving. Last year, the company contributed more than
$4 million to support education,
hunger relief, women's health and local nonprofit organizations in
the communities served by the company's stores. Food 4 Less is a
subsidiary of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the world's largest
retailers, based in Cincinnati,
Ohio. For more information about Food 4 Less/Foods Co,
please visit our websites at www.food4less.com and
www.foodsco.com.
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