EXECUTIVE CHANGES 2002-04-08 (2)

Morgan Becomes New CIO at Food Lion

has been named chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology at Food Lion here. This is a newly created position.

Morgan will be responsible for the strategic development of Food Lion's information systems in partnership with its business and operating areas. He will also be responsible for coordinating Food Lion's technology with Delhaize America and Delhaize Group. Morgan will report directly to Bill McCanless, chief executive officer, Delhaize America.

Prior to joining Food Lion, Morgan was senior manager of management solutions and services for Deloitte & Touche. Previously, he worked for Food Lion for 15 years in a variety of positions, including manager of business systems and director of information technology.

ECR Europe Names Co-Chairs

BARCELONA, Spain -- The executive board of ECR Europe named two co-chairs of the Efficient Consumer Response movement. Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive officer of Tesco Stores, and Franck Riboud, chairman and CEO of Groupe Danone, will assume their positions in a formal handover at the 2002 ECR Europe Conference and Marketplace here on April 22 to 24.

The co-chairs succeed Anthony Burgmans, CEO, Unilever, and Luc Vandevelde, chairman and CEO, Marks & Spencer. The outgoing chairs held their position for three years and are retiring from the board. They will pass the torch in their speech opening the plenary session of the conference. Leahy and Riboud will accept responsibility in a speech they will give closing the conference on April 24.

Leahy received a knighthood earlier this year for services to food retailing. Prior to his current position, he served as marketing executive for Tesco from 1979 until his appointment as CEO in March 1997.

Riboud joined the BSN group in 1982, working in most of the group's divisions before being appointed chairman and CEO of Groupe Danone in May 1996.