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Valenzuela appointed Albertsons Eastern president

Dan Valenzuela has been named president of Albertsons Cos. Eastern Division, which oversees Safeway stores on the East Coast, company officials told SN.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

September 7, 2016

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Dan Valenzuela has been named president of Albertsons Cos. Eastern Division, which oversees Safeway stores on the East Coast, company officials told SN.

Valenzuela replaces Steve Burnham, who according to a spokeswoman is considering a position at Albertsons’ Boise, Idaho, headquarters. Burnham had served as Eastern Division president for two years.

Valenzuela most recently has been serving as division president of Albertsons’ Seattle division. Karl Schroeder has been appointed to Valenzuela’s former role as Seattle president, according to reports.

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Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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