New cfo named at Duckwall-ALCO

ABILENE, Kan. Duckwall-ALCO Stores announced today that Donny Johnson has joined the company as senior vp and cfo with an effective start date of August 1.

Johnson comes to Duckwall-ALCO Stores with more than 20 years of financial management experience within the retailing and grocery industries. He most recently served as evp and cfo with Brookshire Brothers Food & Pharmacy, a $1 billion chain of grocery stores with an in-house pharmacy operation based in East Texas. Johnson facilitated that company's successful transition from more than 80 years of family ownership to a 100% employee-owned company. He was at Brookshire Brothers for 13 years.

Prior to working for Brookshire Brothers, Johnson spent almost seven years with Scrivner, a grocery wholesaler and retailer that was acquired by Fleming Companies in 1994. He also worked several years early in his career for Arthur Andersen & Company in its Oklahoma City office.