Delhaize names tech vet CIO

Delhaize America’s new CIO is confident the company will be able to drive sales growth by leveraging technology.



Retail technology veteran Michael Laurenti was named chief information officer at Delhaize America and will assume his new responsibilities on November 17. He most recently served as CIO at the privately held 300 unit Belk Department Stores chain. Prior to Belk, he worked at Family Dollar, Linens 'N Things and Toys "R" Us. Laurenti succeeds Deb Dixson who spent four years at Delhaize America and announced her departure earlier this year.



"Mike brings a wealth of information technology leadership to Delhaize America," said Kevin Holt, CEO of Delhaize America. “I am confident that as our new CIO he will continue to deliver a world-class information technology infrastructure and innovation for our company. We look forward to Laurenti joining Delhaize America and tapping into his extensive experience to propel our U.S. operations forward, enhance service in our retail stores and leverage technology to better serve our customers."



As CIO, Laurenti will have responsibility for all information technology and information security operations which support the company's millions of customers, 100,000 associates and 1,300 stores.



"I look forward to joining Delhaize America and working collaboratively with Kevin and the entire Delhaize America team. Through technology, I am confident we will continue to help each of Delhaize America's banners drive sales growth,” Laurenti said.



Delhaize America operates stores in 17 eastern U.S. states under banners such as Bottom Dollar Food, Food Lion and Hannaford Supermarkets. The company is part of Delhaize Group, an international grocery retailer based in Brussels, Belgium.