SN Power 50 for 2008
The success of Kroger Co. in managing through the current economic environment has propelled that company’s chairman and chief executive officer, David Dillon, to the No. 1 spot in... Read article
The Top 10
| 1. | David Dillon, chairman, and CEO, Kroger Co. |
| 2. | Steve Burd, chairman, CEO and president, Safeway |
| 3. | Lee Scott, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores |
| 4. | Jeff Noddle, chairman and CEO, Supervalu |
| 5. | Ed Crenshaw, CEO, Publix Super Markets |
| 6. | Danny Wegman, CEO, Wegmans Food Markets |
| 7. | Jim Sinegal, president and CEO, Costco Wholesale Corp. |
| 8. | Christian Haub, chairman, A&P |
| 9. | Pierre-Olivier Beckers, president and CEO, Delhaize Group |
| 10. | John Mackey, chairman and CEO, Whole Foods Market td> |
Conventional Supermarkets
| 11. | Hank Meijer, co-founder and CEO, Meijer Inc. |
| 12. | Charles C. Butt, chairman and CEO, H.E. Butt Grocery Co. |
| 13. | David Shapira, CEO, Giant Eagle |
| 14. | Thomas Dickson, president, CEO, Harris Teeter |
| 15. | John Rishton, president and CEO, Ahold |
| 16. | Peter Lynch, president and CEO, Winn-Dixie Stores |
Food Wholesalers/Cooperatives
| 17. | Rick Cohen, chairman and CEO, C&S Wholesale Grocers |
| 18. | Joseph S. Colalillo, chairman and CEO, Wakefern Food Corp. |
| 19. | Gary Phillips, president and CEO, Associated Wholesale Grocers |
| 20. | Al Plamann, president and CEO, Unified Grocers |
Other Retailers Selling Food
| 21. | Terry Leahy, CEO, Tesco |
| 22. | Gregg Steinhafel, president and CEO, Target Corp. |
| 23. | Dan Bane, chairman and CEO, Trader Joe's |
| 24. | Jeffrey A. Rein, chairman and CEO, Walgreen Co. |
| 25. | Charles Youngstrom, president, Aldi North America |
| 26. | Joe DePinto, president and CEO, 7-Eleven |
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