CINCINNATI, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co.
(NYSE: KR) announced today the retirement of Jay C and Ruler
division President Paul Bowen after
46 years of dedicated service, effective June 21. His successor will be named at a later
date.
Mr. Bowen began his career with Jay C in 1971 as a produce
department manager before taking a military leave of absence to
serve in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1976. He returned to Jay C in
1976 and advanced to hold a number of leadership positions.
In 1988, Mr. Bowen was promoted to director of training and
development for the division. He was instrumental in leading Jay
C's merger with Kroger in 1999, spending two years as the
transition project leader. In 2001, Mr. Bowen was named vice
president of operations before being promoted to senior vice
president in 2002. Mr. Bowen has held his current role since 2003,
where he oversees 71 Jay C and Ruler stores operating in
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee.
"For more than four decades, Paul's leadership, vision and
passion has helped Jay C and Ruler create customer-first shopping
environments that have shaped the way we do business across our
business," said Rodney McMullen,
Kroger's chairman and CEO. "I salute Paul for his years of service
to our associates and customers as both a leader and veteran. The
entire Kroger family wishes Paul and his family all the best in
retirement."
Mr. Bowen and his wife, Margaret, look forward to traveling to
new places and spending time with their two grandchildren.
Every day, the Kroger Family of Companies makes a difference in
the lives of eight and a half million customers and 443,000
associates who shop or serve in 2,796 retail food stores under a
variety of local banner names in 35 states and the
District of Columbia. Kroger and
its subsidiaries operate an expanding ClickList offering – a
personalized, order online, pick up at the store service – in
addition to our 2,255 pharmacies, 784 convenience stores, 319 fine
jewelry stores, 1,445 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food
production plants in the United
States. Kroger is recognized as one of America's most
generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America
food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the
military and their families, and more than 145,000 community
organizations including schools. A leader in supplier diversity,
Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar
Roundtable.
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