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10 Kroger finance leaders
These ten current and former Kroger finance leaders include Kroger's CFO, a former interim CFO, regional and division CFOs, and finance directors. Readers can learn how Kroger runs finance across corporate control and treasury, divisions, supply chain, and its health and pharmacy businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10David Kennerley
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Kroger
Chief Financial Officer at Kroger since 2025, a C-level Finance & Accounting role. He was Chief Financial Officer, Europe at PepsiCo (2020–2025), described as CFO for PepsiCo Europe, and his PepsiCo rows also include Vice President, Finance, North America Beverages (2015–2018) and Senior Finance Director and Head of FP&A, PepsiCo Americas Beverages (2014–2015).
David Weakland
LinkedInExperience: Regional CFO · Kroger
Regional CFO at Kroger since February 2025, a C-level Finance & Accounting role; he is also listed as Finance Manager at Kroger in Arizona since 2020. His other Kroger rows are Regional Financial Controller (2014–2022) and Assistant Controller (to 2022), and his profile location is Peoria, Arizona.
Jay Ziegelgruber
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Kroger Prescription Plans, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer at Kroger Prescription Plans, Inc. since 2025, a C-level Finance & Accounting role, and Controller-Health & Wellness at Kroger Health since 2022, where he says he is responsible for financial budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis processes. His other Kroger Health rows include Strategic Finance Manager (2020–2024) and Manager-Pharmacy Financial Services (2014–2020).
Joshua Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Group Controller · Kroger
Group Controller at Kroger since 2025, based in the Bowling Green area, and listed as Senior Financial Leader at Kroger from 2003 to 2025. His profile lists skills in account reconciliation, accounting, financial reporting and cost accounting, with a background in the retail and manufacturing industry.
Kevin Trombley
LinkedInExperience: Regional CFO · Kroger
Regional CFO at Kroger since 2020 and listed as Kroger Division CFO since 2007, based in the Detroit area; his profile headline reads Division CFO at The Kroger Company. His other Kroger rows include Controller - Key Retailing (General Office Retail Operations - Best Practices) (2005–2007) and General Office Special Project, Sarbanes - Oxley (2004–2005).
Leigh Anne Malone
LinkedInExperience: Vice President- Operational Finance · Kroger
Vice President- Operational Finance at Kroger since 2025, based in Cincinnati; her profile headline reads Vice President-Operational Finance, The Kroger Co. She was Finance Director, Health & Wellness at Kroger (2023–2025), and her PwC rows include Director (2021–2023 and 2019–2021) and Senior Manager (2017–2019).
Matthew Holt
LinkedInExperience: Division CFO Controller at Fred Meyer · Kroger
Former Division CFO Controller at Fred Meyer at Kroger (2015–2019); his profile cites multiple corporate and division roles at Kroger. His Heritage Grocers Group rows are Chief Financial Officer (since 2025), Chief Accounting Officer (2023–2025), Interim Chief Financial Officer (2022–2023) and Chief Financial Officer at Cardenas Markets (2019–2022).
Misty Steely Murad
LinkedInExperience: Division CFO · Kroger
Former Division CFO at Kroger (2013–2016) in Nashville, Tennessee, and Director of Finance at Kroger since 2016, a Director-level Finance & Accounting role also based in Nashville; her headline reads Director of Finance at The Kroger Co. Her profile also lists Grocery Merchandising at Kroger (2011–2012).
Todd Foley
LinkedInExperience: Interim Chief Financial Officer · Kroger Co., The
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer at Kroger (2024–2025), a C-level role based in Cincinnati, and former VP & Corporate Controller at The Kroger Co. (2017–2024), where he managed accounting and finance teams. His other Kroger rows include VP & Treasurer (2013–2017) and Director and Assistant Corporate Controller (2006–2013), and he is listed as retired from The Kroger Co. since 2025.
Yimin X.
LinkedInExperience: Financial Director -Associate Experience · Kroger
Financial Director -Associate Experience at Kroger since 2026, a role described as shaping the financial strategy for Associate Experience by building enterprise-wide frameworks that connect workforce investments, labor economics, healthcare, benefits, capital priorities and corporate expenses to business objectives. Former Finance Director, Supply Chain (2021–2026), Supply Chain Operations Controller (2019–2021) and Corp. Logistics Asst Controller (2017–2019) at Kroger.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question: corporate finance, controllership and treasury leaders suit questions about reporting and capital, while regional and division CFOs suit questions about store-level planning and results. Check whether the Kroger role is current or past before asking about recent practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a grocery retailer's division CFO plan and track store and regional performance against corporate targets?
- 02What does corporate controllership look like at a large retailer, and how is it split from division finance?
- 03How should finance teams build cost and investment frameworks for supply chain or workforce spending?
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