Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Announces New Chief Marketing Officer
April 14 2020 - 9:00AM
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFM) today announced that
Gilliam Phipps will join the company as senior vice president,
chief marketing officer, effective April 14, 2020. Phipps will
report directly to Sprouts chief executive officer Jack Sinclair
and will oversee Sprouts’ marketing, advertising, customer
engagement and private label teams.
“We’re extremely pleased to welcome Gil to the
Sprouts team,” said Sinclair. “The experience Gil brings will be
instrumental in shaping Sprouts’ long-term strategy to build brand
awareness and loyalty with our core shopper, including
strengthening and defining our private label business.”
Phipps brings more than twenty years of experience
in marketing strategy, branding, and product/private label
development to Sprouts. He most recently served as vice president
of branding, marketing and “Our Brands” at The Kroger Co. (NYSE:
KR), where he joined as vice president of “Our Brands” in 2012.
Prior to joining Kroger, Phipps spent over 11 years at H-E-B where
he held various positions, including most recently as a director of
“Own Brand” where he oversaw branding, innovation, product
development, packaging and design. Before that, he led new product
development and category management for national CPG brand Hormel
Foods. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English and
philosophy from The University of Texas at Austin.
“I am extremely humbled to join Sprouts, a brand
that I’ve long admired for innovation and purpose,” said
Phipps. “Providing communities access to healthy, affordable
foods is more important today than ever before, and I look forward
to helping the brand connect even further with customers nationwide
in meaningful ways with the products they need and desire.”
Corporate Profile
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., one the
fastest-growing retailers in the country, has made healthy living
accessible to shoppers for nearly two decades by offering
affordable, fresh, natural and organic products. True to its
farmers market heritage, Sprouts is known for pioneering its unique
grocery model by offering a welcoming store layout featuring fresh
produce at the center of the store, an expansive bulk foods
section, and a vitamin department focused on overall wellness.
Sprouts also offers a unique assortment of healthier products with
special attributes, such as plant-based, gluten-free,
keto-friendly, and grass-fed, to meet the growing and diverse needs
of today’s consumer. Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Sprouts
employs more than 30,000 team members and operates approximately
340 stores in 23 states from coast to coast. Visit
https://about.sprouts.com/ for more information.
Source: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.Phoenix,
AZ4/14/2020
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