Whole Foods Market Promotes Jason Buechel to Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
July 31 2015 - 04:01PM
Business Wire
Buechel newest addition to Whole Foods Market’s
executive leadership team
Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) today announced that Jason
Buechel has been promoted from global vice president and chief
information officer to executive vice president and chief
information officer, becoming the newest member of the executive
team effective immediately.
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Jason Buechel, Executive Vice President
and Chief Information Officer, Whole Foods Market (Photo: Business
Wire)
Buechel retains responsibility for all aspects of information
technology at Whole Foods Market.
“Technology is essential to our customer experience, our team
member experience, our ability to compete, and our ability to
effectively deliver return on invested capital,” said Glenda
Flanagan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of
Whole Foods Market. “Jason has made significant contributions to
improve our front- and back-end technology, and we believe it is
essential for this vital element of our business to be represented
at the executive decision-making level.”
Since joining Whole Foods Market in 2012, Buechel has
continuously improved the Company’s information technology
infrastructure, launching several new major platforms and
initiatives such as Workday, One POS, the Company’s pilot Affinity
shopper rewards program, and delivery partnership with
Instacart.
Prior to joining Whole Foods Market, Buechel spent 12 years at
Accenture, where he was most recently managing director and partner
in that company’s retail operations practice, leading the retail
channels practice for North America.
Jason Buechel’s complete bio and headshot photo are available on
the Whole Foods Market website Newsroom here.
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1978 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market
(wholefoodsmarket.com) is the leading retailer of natural and
organic foods, the first national “Certified Organic” grocer, and
uniquely positioned as America’s Healthiest Grocery Store™. In
fiscal year 2014, the Company had sales of approximately $14
billion and currently has 424 stores in the United States, Canada,
and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market employs approximately
91,000 team members and has been ranked for 18 consecutive years as
one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by Fortune
magazine.
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Whole Foods MarketPublic Relations Contact:Michael
Silverman,
512-542-3031Michael.Silverman@wholefoods.comorInvestor Relations
Contact:Cindy McCann,
512-542-0204Cindy.McCann@wholefoods.com
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