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10 Chief Supply Chain Officers in Retail
These ten executives have held the chief supply chain officer title at retailers, including grocery, pharmacy and office supply chains. They can explain how retail supply chains run distribution centers, transportation and store replenishment, and how the top supply chain role is organized.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Havinga
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · The Shoprite Group of Companies
Chief Supply Chain Officer at The Shoprite Group of Companies, a retail company, since July 2022, after serving as General Manager Supply Chain there (2019–2022). He was earlier Chief Supply Chain Officer KFC Africa at Yum! Brands (2015–2017) and then GM African Markets at KFC (2018–2019).
Derek Hornsby
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer · Michaels Stores
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Michaels Stores, a retail company, since October 2021. He previously held the title at Giant Eagle, Inc. (EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer, 2019–2021) and Ulta Beauty (Chief Supply Chain Officer, 2015–2019), where he was earlier Vice President Distribution and Logistics Operations (2012–2013) and Senior Vice President Supply Chain (2013–2015).
Eddie Burt
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Love's Travel Stops
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Love's Travel Stops, a retail company, since July 2023. He was previously EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Big Lots (2021–2023) after serving there as SVP Logistics (2019–2021), and Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer & Interim Chief Human Resource Officer at GNC (2017–2019).
Gary Maxwell
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Family Dollar
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Family Dollar, a retail company, since June 2025. He was previously Chief Supply Chain Officer at Dollar Tree Stores (2015–2020), then an independent supply chain advisor and Executive Supply Chain Partner at Gartner (2020–2024), and SVP Supply Chain at Pet Supermarket (2024–2025).
Greg Shultz
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer · Burlington Stores, Inc.
EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Burlington Stores, Inc. since February 2024, where his profile says he is responsible for all aspects of Burlington's supply chain, including transportation, imports and DC operations. He joined Burlington as Group SVP - Supply Chain in 2021 after serving as Vice President - Ecommerce Operations & Logistics at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (2014–2019) and SVP - Distribution Operations at Lowe's Companies, Inc. (2019–2021).
Greg Smith
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Walgreens
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Walgreens, a retail pharmacies company, since December 2025. He was previously EVP, Global Operations and Supply Chain at Medtronic (2021–2025), Executive Vice President, Supply Chain at Walmart (2017–2021) and SVP Global Operations at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (2011–2016).
Paul Giamberardino
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Staples Canada
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Staples Canada since December 2022, where his profile says he leads the team responsible for the end-to-end supply chain supporting 300 retail stores and both B2B and B2C e-commerce channels. He was previously VP, Supply Chain at Rogers Communications (2019–2022) and held customer supply chain and logistics director roles at Johnson & Johnson (2010–2019).
Rick DiMaio
LinkedInExperience: EVP Chief Supply Chain Officer · Ace Hardware Corporation
EVP Chief Supply Chain Officer at Ace Hardware Corporation, a retail company, since April 2024, after serving as SVP Supply Chain there (2022–2024). He has also been an External Advisor to the Illinois State Freight Advisory Council (ISFAC) since 2024 and a member of FLOW: Freight Logistics Optimization Works since 2023.
Ryan Hanson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Staples
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Staples, a retail office equipment company, since May 2024. He was previously Senior Vice President, North America Supply Chain at Ecolab (2021–2024), Regional Director - Amazon Fresh at Amazon (2017–2018) and Senior Director, Domestic Logistics at Target (2011–2017).
Thomas Greenway
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain Officer · Meijer
Chief Supply Chain Officer at Meijer, a grocery and retail company, since August 2023. He previously held Meijer roles as Director, Supply Chain Strategy (2015–2018), Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy and Services (2018–2022) and Vice President, Distribution Operations (2022–2023), after serving as Supply Chain Manager at H-E-B (2011–2015).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's retail format and scale to your question, since grocery, pharmacy, general merchandise and specialty retailers run very different networks. Favor current role holders for present-day practice, and use people who held the title at more than one retailer to compare approaches.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide how many distribution centers to run and where, and how has e-commerce changed that network design?
- 02What has worked best for improving in-stock rates without adding inventory, and how do you measure it?
- 03How do you structure the relationship between supply chain, merchandising and store operations when priorities conflict?
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