Albertsons’ COO to retire
Albertsons Companies has named a new COO.
The grocery giant appointed Susan Morris to the role of executive VP and COO, which will see her overseeing Albertsons’ supply chain, manufacturing and operations. She succeeds Wayne Denningham, who plans to retire near the end of the company’s fiscal year.
Morris began her career in Albertsons' Denver division while still in high school and worked her way up in the ranks proving her ability to lead, execute and cultivate great teams in one assignment after another in her 30-plus years in the retail grocery business. In March 2017, she was tapped to lead West Region operations.
Morris will continue to lead the Seattle, Portland, northern California and southern California divisions as part of her role. Jim Perkins, executive VP of operations and special projects, will continue as president of the company’s Acme and Eastern divisions. Mike Withers, executive VP of East Region operations will lead the remaining six divisions, which include Denver, Intermountain, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Southern, Southwest and United.
“Susan is a talented leader within our company, and she fully embraces our entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to running really good stores,” Albertsons chairman and CEO Bob Miller said. “Susan raised her hand to come to Albertsons LLC in 2010 when she was a senior vice president of sales and marketing for a competitor, and she took the only job we had open — a grocery sales manager in our Southwest division. She has proven herself to be a valuable part of our leadership team in readily accepting new challenges, developing others and bringing teams together, and I know that her broad experience will be of significant value to Albertsons Companies as we move forward.”
The grocery giant appointed Susan Morris to the role of executive VP and COO, which will see her overseeing Albertsons’ supply chain, manufacturing and operations. She succeeds Wayne Denningham, who plans to retire near the end of the company’s fiscal year.
Morris began her career in Albertsons' Denver division while still in high school and worked her way up in the ranks proving her ability to lead, execute and cultivate great teams in one assignment after another in her 30-plus years in the retail grocery business. In March 2017, she was tapped to lead West Region operations.
Morris will continue to lead the Seattle, Portland, northern California and southern California divisions as part of her role. Jim Perkins, executive VP of operations and special projects, will continue as president of the company’s Acme and Eastern divisions. Mike Withers, executive VP of East Region operations will lead the remaining six divisions, which include Denver, Intermountain, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Southern, Southwest and United.
“Susan is a talented leader within our company, and she fully embraces our entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to running really good stores,” Albertsons chairman and CEO Bob Miller said. “Susan raised her hand to come to Albertsons LLC in 2010 when she was a senior vice president of sales and marketing for a competitor, and she took the only job we had open — a grocery sales manager in our Southwest division. She has proven herself to be a valuable part of our leadership team in readily accepting new challenges, developing others and bringing teams together, and I know that her broad experience will be of significant value to Albertsons Companies as we move forward.”