Supervalu names former Best Buy exec to CIO post

Minneapolis -- Supervalu on Thursday announced the appointment of Kathy Persian as senior VP and chief information officer of the company.



Persian joined Supervalu in 2010 as group VP retail and merchandising systems, and later moved to group VP corporate planning, analysis and business process.



She replaces Wayne Shurts, who resigned to accept a position with another company.



Prior to Supervalu, Persian served as senior VP international business process and operations for Best Buy Co.