Weis promotes Grimes, Lubold

John Grimes

on Thursday said that John Grimes has been promoted to VP of meat and seafood and that Dale Lubold had been promoted to director of seafood.

In the newly created position, Grimes will oversee merchandising and procurement of the company’s meat and seafood departments. Prior to his promotion, he was director of meat and seafood. Grimes joined the company in 2008. Earlier in his career, he worked in various meat and perishable merchandising positions at Price Chopper. He reports to Richard Gunn, SVP of merchandising and marketing.

Lubold, who joined the Sunbury, Pa.-based company in 1994, worked as a seafood senior category manager prior to his promotion. In his new position, he will oversee the day-to-day procurement and merchandising of the company’s seafood department. He will continue to report to Grimes.