Ahold Delhaize USA, which owns the Cease & Store grocery chain, has named Roger Wheeler, chief business officer, as its president to interchange the retiring Gordon Reid.
Wheeler takes on the position as of Sept. 30., based on a press launch, and has greater than 30 years of expertise within the grocery store trade and practically twenty years at Ahold Delhaize USA and Cease & Store.
As chief business and provide chain officer Wheeler led the transformation of economic capabilities. Previous to his position main the business and provide chain companies, Wheeler served as president of retail enterprise providers for seven years. Wheeler initially joined the businesses of Ahold Delhaize USA in 2005 as VP of meat and seafood at Cease & Store.
He’s a graduate of the U.S. Navy Academy at West Level and a veteran of the Persian Gulf Struggle. He holds an MBA from Bentley College.
“It is an honor to rejoin Cease & Store on this management position. I’ve not solely spent a good portion of my profession working on the model however am a lifelong buyer and have a robust ardour for the communities Cease & Store serves,” Wheeler stated within the launch “I stay up for working alongside our Cease & Store workforce as we construct upon the work underway to deepen the loyalty of our clients, function nice shops and supply wonderful service day by day. Collectively, we are going to develop the Cease & Store enterprise, be a high employer in our markets and create nice experiences for our associates.”
Reid, who has labored for Cease & Store since 2019, and earlier than that spent six years on the helm of Large Meals, will stay with Ahold Delhaize USA till mid-2025.
Cease & Store, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, operates greater than 350 shops, 213 pharmacies, 98 gasoline stations and 347 on-line pickup hubs and grocery supply providers all through its markets.
