The Grocery Manufacturers Association presented retired Walmart president and CEO Mike Duke with its 2014 Hall of Achievement Award at the GMA Leadership Forum in Colorado Springs on Sunday.
“Mike Duke’s record of service and success is an inspiration and model to all in the food, beverage and consumer products industry. His visionary leadership has had a profound and lasting impact on the companies, communities and consumers he has served in the course of his impressive career,” said Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of GMA. “It is with great pleasure that we recognize his many contributions with the Hall of Achievement Award.”
Duke’s tenure at Walmart began in 1995, and he rose through the ranks, leading the logistics, distribution and administration divisions.
In 2005 he assumed responsibility for its international arm, and also served as vice chairman. Duke was named president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores in 2009, becoming the fourth person to hold the position in the retailer’s history.
As CEO, he is credited with delivering strong financial performances while making critical investments in technology and human resources to support Walmart’s global expansion. Duke has also been a champion of the company’s efforts to address social and environmental issues.
During his tenure, the company opened more than 220 stores in food deserts across the U.S., launched the Great For You icon to help customers identify more nutritious foods for their families, saved customers more than $3.5 billion on fresh fruits and vegetables, donated more than 1.58 billion pounds of food to local food banks, and pledged to source $20 billion in goods from women-owned businesses by 2016. Today, Duke serves as chairman of the executive committee of the Walmart Stores Board of Directors.
The GMA Hall of Achievement Award is GMA’s top honor, which recognizes the extraordinary service and contributions of the consumer packaged goods industry’s most distinguished leaders.
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