Whole Foods Names Wescoe Regional President

Whole Foods Market has named Nicole Wescoe president of its Northeast region. Wescoe succeeds Christina Minardi in that role. Minardi in November was promoted to EVP of operations by the Austin, Texas-based retailer.

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In her new role, Wescoe will oversee 41 stores located across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in addition to the East Coast’s first Whole Foods Market 365 store, opening in Brooklyn Jan. 31, and a new Whole Foods Market in Bridgewater, N.J., opening in March.

“I am beyond excited to return to the Northeast to lead the region in partnership with our accomplished team,” Wescoe said in a statement. “The Northeast is a Whole Foods Market leader when it comes to operations and culinary innovation and the opportunity to build on that existing strength and elevate the customer experience in our stores is incredibly inspiring.”

With 24 years of experience at the company, Wescoe worked her way up from a team leader in the bakery, specialty and grocery departments at stores in the Mid-Atlantic region to associate store team leader and store team leader before relocating to the Northeast, where she spent six years as regional VP. She returned to the Mid-Atlantic region in 2013 where she most recently served as regional VP, overseeing 15 new stores, four relocations and 10 renovations during her leadership tenure in the two regions.

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“Nicole is a strong leader with a deep passion for food and retail, and a proven track record of operational excellence, so I’m thrilled to welcome her back to the Northeast as she leads the region to an exciting new future,” Minardi said.