Andronico's Names Cheryl Hughes CFO

Andronico’s Community Markets has announced that Cheryl Hughes has joined their executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Recently appointed CEO Suzy Monford leads the all female team. Hughes formerly held the role of Controller for Chemoil, a global oil trading organization and one of the world’s leading retail maritime fuel suppliers, based in San Francisco. She was the highest ranking U.S. finance executive reporting directly to the global CFO for the company. Prior to this role she was CFO at Pacific Convenience & Fuels based in Pleasanton, Calif. Her career in food and retail dates back to her role as Director of U.S. Finance with Circle K Stores Inc. where during her 15 year tenure there, she was responsible for accounting, finance, tax and risk management with over $12 Billion in annual revenue. “We’re extremely excited to have Cheryl on our team,” says Suzy Monford, CEO, of Berkeley, Calif.-based Andronico's.  “She has an incredible wealth of knowledge in finance and can help change and improve processes that will keep our team focused on how they can best deliver value for our customers.” Born and raised Wisconsin, Hughes moved to Arizona for Circle K and then to California with her husband and their two daughters, where she loves the Bay Area lifestyle. “I’m very happy to be back in retail and I love the Andronico’s team," Hughes says. "I see so many opportunities for growth and improvement with the talented team here and ways to streamline finances and cash flow. We don’t need to spend a lot of money to maximize what we are doing. I’m focused on the backend processing so those on the front lines can be focused on creating exciting new programs for the coming months.” Born in Berkeley in 1929, Andronico’s Community Markets is an eclectic neighborhood grocery store focused on feeding a healthy lifestyle and community through their FitMarket program of in-store and online tips, recipes and services. Offering the widest grocery selection available of natural, local, specialty and classic favorites as well as made-from-scratch meals and treats, their friendly, down-to-earth team of experts are happy to help you find what you want, or discover something new. Andronico’s has recently partnered with Instacart for convenient online ordering and home delivery throughout much of the Bay Area, featuring a FitMarket shopping option to help you choose your favorite healthy foods. Their S.E.E.D. program gives 5% off everyday to students and teachers with a valid ID. Their Foodshift program helps redirect waste to feed those in need.