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Topco Associates Board of Directors 2024-2026
Itasca, Illinois, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Topco Associates, LLC recently celebrated its 80th anniversary with its owner members at the 2024 Annual Membership Conference. At the conference, the co-op announced its 2024-2026 Board of Directors. Board of Directors while updating members on adjustments being made within their operations team.
Steve Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. , has been named Chairman of Topco’s Board of Directors. K-VA-T has been a member of Topco since 1995, and Smith and his team have been influential Topco member leaders.
Smith replaces Randy Edeker, executive chairman of the board of directors of Hy-Vee, Inc. , who will retire from Hy-Vee this summer. Edeker’s leadership has been at the forefront of Topco’s expansion since joining the board in 2011, adding as Chairman of the Board from 2013 to 2016 and most recently from 2022 to 2024.
“Randy has been a very visual leader among members for many years and I can honestly say that he has been a key driving force in transforming Topco into the organization it is today,” said Randy Skoda, President and CEO of Topco. . « In addition, we look forward to Steve returning to the role of President, as he has a long track record of successful decision-making and strong collaboration among members. “
Frank Curci, CEO of Northeast Grocery, Inc. , will also step down from Topco’s board of directors. Curci recently announced his retirement from NGI, the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Friendly Markets, after a 43-year career in the industry.
The 2024-2026 Topco Board of Directors is as follows:
Topco Chairman of the Board: Steve Smith – President and Chief Executive Officer, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Brad Brookshire, Chief Executive Officer, Brookshire Holdings, Inc.
Chris Coborn – President & Chief Executive Officer of Coborn’s Incorporated
Michael D’Amour, President and Chief Executive Officer, Big Y Foods, Inc.
Brian George, President & CEO, Alex Lee, Inc.
Jeremy Gosch, Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Hy-Vee, Inc.
John Persons, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Grocery Inc.
David Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer, Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Tony B. Sarsam, President and Chief Executive Officer, SpartanNash Company
Todd Schnuck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Randy Skoda – President and CEO of Topco Associates, LLC
Pete Van Helden, CEO & President, Stater Bros. Markets
Changes to Topco’s operations team were also announced at the annual conference, adding a new co-chair. Rebecca Calvin, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Stater Bros. Markets, will assume the role of co-president.
Calvin replaces outgoing co-president Dan Glei, executive vice president of sales and marketing for K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. Glei has spent the past two years as co-president and will be a member of the operations team.
“I would like to thank Dan for his leadership and productive performance, and I look forward to running with Rebecca to advance the goals of our operations team,” said Mike Ferguson, senior vice president and co-president of Topco’s operations team. “Many of Topco’s key projects and successes are the result of recommendations from the operations team. Rebecca has demonstrated her ability to articulate insightful and impactful reflections that gain advantages for all members.
The entire Topco 2024 operations team is comprised of:
Nick Albrecht – President, The Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Company
Chuck Alexander, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Merchandising, Alex Lee, Inc. /MDI
Randy Arceneaux, President and Chief Executive Officer, Affiliated Foods, Inc.
Brett Bremser, Chief Operating Officer, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Rebecca Calvin, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Stater Bros. Markets
Michael Cormier, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Big Y Foods, Inc.
Ryan Cuba – Director of Merchandising, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Jeff Culhane, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Northeast Grocery Inc.
Mike Ferguson: Senior Vice President of Raw Materials, Fresh Produce & Member Development, Topco Associates, LLC
Bob Gleeson, Senior Vice President of Merchandising & Marketing, Weis Markets, Inc.
Dan Glei, Executive Vice President of Merchandising & Marketing, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.
Christine Heffernan: Senior Vice President, Central Store Sourcing & Supply Chain, Topco Associates, LLC
Jerry LeClair, Executive Vice President, Head of Business and Retail Operations, Brookshire Holdings, Inc.
Bennett Morgan, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, SpartanNash Company
Danell O’Neill: Executive Vice President, Brand, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Transparency, Topco Associates, LLC
Kris Roberts – Senior Vice President of Merchandising – Head Store, Coborn’s Incorporated
Jay Sharrock, Senior Vice President of Merchandising & Marketing, C
Roger White – Executive Vice President, Operations & Wholesale, Associated Food Stores, Inc.
—About Topco Associates, LLC. —Topco Associates, LLC is a privately held, member-owned company valued at $18. 3 billion that provides aggregation, innovation, and knowledge control answers to its proprietary members and leading consumers in the food industry, as well as supermarkets. retailers, wholesalers, food service corporations, and pharmacies. Topco leverages the collective volume, wisdom, and commitment of those corporations to create competitive merit in the marketplace by lowering prices and delivering winning business formation capabilities. For more information, visit www. topco. com.
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Topco Associates Board of Directors 2024-2026