LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Robert G. Tobin, president and chief executive officer of Ahold USA, Atlanta, received the Sidney R. Rabb Award last week here.
vidual in the supermarket industry who demonstrates excellence in serving the consumer, the community and the industry. Mike Wright, chairman of FMI and chairman, president and CEO of Supervalu, Minneapolis, made the presentation.
Tobin, who worked under Rabb early in his career at Stop & Shop Cos., Quincy, Mass., proudly told the Midwinter audience, "I was one of the students of the master." Tobin said he developed a level of enthusiasm working under Rabb that he continues to spread to other executives and companies.
