Grocery retail

10 Kroger executives

These ten Kroger executives, including the company's current CFO, hold C-suite, executive vice president, senior vice president and president roles at Kroger and its divisions. Readers can learn how the grocer runs finance, merchandising, people, legal, procurement and division operations, and how its leaders weigh decisions.

10 professionals4 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Calvin Kaufman

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sr VP of Retail Operations · The Kroger Company

    Sr VP of Retail Operations at The Kroger Company, a role listed from July 2017 with no end date, and Division President at The Kroger Co., listed from July 2013 with no end date. His profile places the Division President role in the General Management department at the President/Vice President level.

  2. David Kennerley

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Financial Officer · Kroger

    Chief Financial Officer at Kroger since 2025, and former Chief Financial Officer, Europe at PepsiCo (2020–2025). His PepsiCo roles also include Vice President, Finance, North America Beverages (2015–2018) and Senior Finance Director and Head of FP&A, PepsiCo Americas Beverages (2014–2015).

  3. Emilee De Martino

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer · Kroger

    Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Kroger since 2026, and former Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, International Markets at McDonald's (2022–2026). Her McDonald's roles also include Vice President, Center HR & People Experience (2021–2022) and Vice President, People Strategy & Alignment (2019–2021).

  4. George Vincent

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · The Kroger Co

    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at The Kroger Co since August 2025, a role his profile places in the Legal department at the President/Vice President level in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also listed as former Managing Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP (2007–2026).

  5. James Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA

    LinkedIn

    Experience: President, PBM and Enterprise Growth · Kroger Prescription Plans, Inc.

    President, PBM and Enterprise Growth at Kroger Prescription Plans, Inc. since 2026, and former Chief Commercial Officer at Kroger Health (2022–2026). He says he leads the strategy, expansion and transformation of Kroger's PBM and integrated healthcare platform for Kroger Prescription Plans and Kroger Health.

  6. Jeff Talbot

    LinkedIn

    Experience: President, Kroger Personal Finance · The Kroger Co

    President, Kroger Personal Finance at The Kroger Co since 2022, and former Corporate Vice President, New Business Development, Strategic Partnerships at Kroger (2019–2022) and Division Vice President, Operations (2017–2019). He also served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Kroger Personal Finance (2010–2011).

  7. Kate Mora

    LinkedIn

    Experience: President - Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division · Kroger

    President - Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division since 2024, based in Richmond, Virginia, and former Vice President of Merchandising - Kroger Michigan Division (2023–2024) and Vice President on Special Assignment Produce E2E at Kroger (2022–2023). She also served as a Board Member of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (2023–2024).

  8. Mary Ellen Adcock

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer. · Kroger

    Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at Kroger since 2024. Her profile says she is a member of the executive management team reporting to the Chairman and CEO of The Kroger Co., and that prior to this role she served as Senior Vice President of Operations, a Kroger role listed from 2019.

  9. Rudy DiPietro

    LinkedIn

    Experience: President Kroger Texas · Kroger

    President Kroger Texas since August 2025, and former President Dallas Division at Kroger (February–August 2025). His other roles include Vice President Commercial Program - Omnichannel Planning at Ahold Delhaize USA (2022–2025) and Senior Vice President Operations at Stop & Shop (2019–2020).

  10. Ryan Verbecken

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Procurement Officer, Vice President · Kroger

    Chief Procurement Officer, Vice President at Kroger since 2025; his Kroger roles also include Chief Procurement Officer, VP (2022–2025), Vice President Enterprise Sourcing (2020–2022) and Enterprise Sourcing Director (2018–2020). His profile says he is responsible for driving long-range value across direct and indirect spend, both domestically and internationally.

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  1. 01How does Kroger decide which merchandising or pricing changes to roll out across its divisions?
  2. 02What does a supplier need to show to win or expand shelf space with a large grocery chain?
  3. 03How do division leaders balance local store needs against company-wide programs?

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