CEO Today USA Awards

CEO Today USA Awards 2019 www.ceotodaymagazine.com - M I C H I G A N - 62 DENNIS EIDSON CEO of SpartanNash ABOUT SPARTANNASH Experienced and industry-savvy. Competitive and growing in our markets. This is SpartanNash. We’re a company that’s energized by a proactive, can-do culture. Our success is driven by our associates and their dedication to serving our customers, executing our business operations with excellence, applying new technologies and capturing exciting opportunities for profitable growth. SpartanNash is a value-added wholesale grocery distributor — supplying more than 2,100 independent grocery retail locations throughout the United States — as well as a grocery retailer, with more than 155 corporate supermarkets in nine states. We also serve the military community through our MDV division; in addition to offering premier fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing through Caito Foods and third-party logistics through BRT. We’re positioned to grow and offer a competitive edge that makes us extremely attractive to independent grocery retailers. We also have a voice of experience and confidence in the grocery business, which sets us apart from our distribution competitors. SpartanNash is committed to providing the consumer with quality offerings at a value. Our company has been involved in virtually every facet of food distribution and the grocery supermarket industry. Today, we’re in a leadership position and have achieved consistent financial results. This reflects the underlying strength of our business and the success of our strategies to deliver value to our retail customers, consumers and shareholders. ABOUT DENNIS EIDSON Dennis Eidson has served on the SpartanNash Board of Directors since 2007 and as Chairman of the Board since June 2016. In August 2019, the SpartanNash Board of Directors appointed Dennis to the additional roles of Interim President and CEO until the next CEO is identified. He previously served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer from October 2008-May 2017, utilizing his more than 20 years of executive experience in the grocery retail and distribution industry. Dennis also served as SpartanNash’s President (2007- 2016), Chief Operating Officer (2007-08) and Executive Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising (2003-07). Prior to joining SpartanNash, Dennis served as the Divisional President and Chief Executive Officer of A&P’s Midwest Region (2000-02), Executive Vice President of Sales and Merchandising of A&P’s Midwest Region (2000) and Vice President of Merchandising for A&P’s Farmer Jack division (1997-2000). www.spartannash.com