Seasoned retail and grocery distribution
executive Dorlisa Flur brings
extensive strategic transformation expertise to the food solutions
company
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., July 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company
SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced
that Dorlisa Flur has joined its
Board of Directors (the "Board") as an independent director. Flur
brings extensive experience in grocery distribution, retail,
warehousing and logistics for multi-unit, multi-billion-dollar
enterprises operating in public, private and private equity
environments.
Flur has served as an independent strategic advisor to the
leadership of Southeastern Grocers, Inc. (SEG), the $8.5 billion parent company of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket, since
2018. From 2016 until 2018, Flur championed the company's
successful restructuring as SEG's former Chief Strategy and
Transformation Officer. Prior to SEG, Flur was Executive Vice
President, Omnichannel for leading department store chain Belk and
Vice Chair, Strategy and Chief Administrative Officer for Family
Dollar Stores, Inc. Earlier in her career, Flur spent 16 years with
global management consulting partners McKinsey & Company.
Flur is an independent corporate director on the boards of Sally
Beauty Holdings, Inc., United States Cold Storage, Inc., and
BlueCross BlueShield NC and participates on various committees for
each. From 2019 to 2024, Flur also previously served on the board
of Hibbett, Inc. as an independent director. In 2020, Flur earned
the NACD Directorship Certified™ credential and was recognized in
Directors & Boards' 2021 Directors to Watch and among the NACD
Directorship 100™ in 2022.
"Dorlisa is a proven corporate executive and highly experienced
board director in the food distribution, logistics and retail
industries. Her success leading large-scale transformations that
have resulted in long-term sustainable growth and value creation
makes her a strategic addition to the SpartanNash Board," said
SpartanNash Chairman Douglas
Hacker.
Flur is the third independent director joining the Board since
2023, following the appointments of Kerrie
MacPherson and Fred Bentley.
The Board now comprises nine directors – seven of whom have been
appointed in the last five years – and eight of whom are
independent.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that
delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed to fostering
a People First culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates
is 17,000 strong. SpartanNash operates two complementary business
segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply
chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent
and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms,
and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company
distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from
fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include
the Our Family® portfolio of products. On the retail
side, SpartanNash operates 147 brick-and-mortar grocery stores,
primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets
and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of pharmacies and
fuel centers. Leveraging insights and solutions across its
segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support services for
independent grocers. For more information, visit
spartannash.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Adrienne Chance
SVP, Communications
press@spartannash.com
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Kayleigh Campbell
Head of Investor Relations
kayleigh.campbell@spartannash.com
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