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SpartanNash promotes supply chain chief David Petko

Communications executive Adrienne Chance elevated to senior VP

Russell Redman

March 10, 2022

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Both David Petko and Adrienne Chance joined SpartanNash in April 2021.SpartanNash

David Petko, chief supply chain officer at SpartanNash, has received a corporate title promotion to executive vice president.

Also, earlier this week, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based grocery distributor/retailer appointed Adrienne Chance as senior vice president of communications.

Petko previously was senior vice president and chief supply chain officer. In announcing his promotion on Thursday, SpartanNash noted that Petko, since joining SpartanNash last April, has led a supply chain transformation to drive savings, optimize the network footprint and rationalize SKUs. He also helped lead a new agreement with Coastal Pacific Food Distributors to expand the SpartanNash’s distribution footprint on the West Coast and an initiative to reduce fleet mileage by 10%, which cut carbon emission. The supply chain transformation effort is expected to yield cost savings of $15 million to $30 million, the company said.

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As chief supply chain officer, Petko (left) oversees all aspects of SpartanNash’s global supply chain, which serves 145 corporate-owned supermarkets in the Midwest, over 2,100 independent retailers and national accounts across the United States, and 160 military commissaries and over 400 exchanges in the U.S. and internationally. He came to SpartanNash after almost 12 years at C&S Wholesale Grocers, most recently as senior vice president of supply chain.

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“The SpartanNash supply chain is the backbone of our operations as a food solutions Company,” SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam said in a statement. “Dave’s leadership has resulted in immediate impact on our productivity, making us more efficient and effective and enabling us to focus more than ever on insights that drive innovative solutions for our food retailer customers.”

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Chance (left) also joined SpartanNash in April 2021, in the role of vice president of communications. In announcing her promotion to senior vice president on Tuesday, SpartanNash said she helped lead the implementation and rollout of the new “Our Winning Recipe” corporate identity, supported the board of directors in developing a more robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy; established new channels for communication for associates, business partners and other key stakeholders; and led fundraising and disaster response for community partners.

“Adrienne and her team play a fundamental role in the execution of our Company strategy,” Sarsam stated, “and they have demonstrated measurable results as we build associate engagement internally and brand awareness externally.”

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Chance came to SpartanNash after more than two years as senior director of corporate communications at Borden Dairy Co., joining fellow Borden alumni Sarsam and Chief Financial Officer Jason Monaco at the distributor.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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