Supervalu names exec VP, CIO

Minneapolis Supervalu has named Wayne Shurts as its new executive VP, CIO.

Shurts most recently served as the global CIO at Cadbury, PLC. He will join Supervalu on April 26 and report directly to Craig Herkert, CEO and president.

In his new role, Shurts will lead the company’s IT strategy and project implementation. Shurts is replacing Colin Cobain, who was appointed in June 2009 as Supervalu’s interim chief information officer.