Raley’s Promotes Jen Warner to President of Operating Division

The Raley’s Cos. has promoted Jen Warner to president of the Raley’s operating division. For the past two years, Warner has served as the chief administrative officer for the portfolio of operating companies that comprise West Sacramento, Calif.-based The Raley’s Cos. In her new role, Warner will lead the Raley’s operating division and will report to President and CEO Keith Knopf.

“Jen is a talented and dedicated leader. She has been instrumental in working with the leadership team to execute our long-range strategic plan and complete our recent acquisitions. Jen cares deeply about our team and the communities served by the Raley’s stores,” Knopf said in a statement. “We are fortunate to have such an agile and capable leader to step into this important leadership role at this time of growth and transformation.”

Jen Warner

In April 2021, Knopf told WGB that Raley’s would transition all of its Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill Food locations to ONE Market stores. More recently, Raley’s announced it had acquired all of the Chandler, Ariz.-based Bashas’ Family of Stores’ more than 100 locations.

As president of the Raley’s operating division, Warner will lead the retail brands of Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods and Raley’s ONE Market, representing 123 stores and distribution center operations in California and Nevada, the company said. Warner will continue to serve as president of Apium Logistics, a separate last-mile delivery services company founded with investment from the Teel family, owners of Raley’s.

“Since joining Raley’s, I’ve had the opportunity to work with our team to build The Raley’s Cos. portfolio. It has been an energizing and exciting time, working with dedicated, purpose-driven leaders,” said Warner. “I am honored to serve in this new role as president. I want to thank Keith Knopf, the entire leadership team, the Teel family and the board for the opportunity. We have an incredible team, and I look forward to working closely with our operations leaders and store teams as we continue to grow the business together, with a focus on our people and purpose.”

Warner had been Raley’s chief administrative officer since May 2020. In this role, she oversaw the company’s regulatory, risk management, food safety, sustainability, corporate strategy, and environmental, social and governance programs.  

Before joining Raley’s, Warner held executive leadership roles in several public companies in the retail and supply chain industries, including Con-way Inc, XPO Logistics, and most recently, Columbia Sportswear.