CINCINNATI, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger
Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced Colleen
Lindholz, currently president of The Little Clinic, is
expanding her role to also lead Kroger Pharmacy as Kroger's
President of Pharmacy and The Little Clinic.
Ms. Lindholz has been serving as president of The Little Clinic
since 2015. She assumes pharmacy responsibilities from Philecia Avery, who resigned earlier this month
to pursue other interests.
"Colleen is passionate about helping people live healthier
lives," said Robert Clark, Kroger's
senior vice president of merchandising. "Colleen's leadership will
help bring our pharmacy and The Little Clinic teams together to
advance our mission to simplify healthcare and create solutions
that combine health, wellness and nutrition for our customers."
Ms. Lindholz joined Kroger in 1995 as a pharmacy intern in the
Cincinnati/Dayton Division. She
held several leadership roles in pharmacy and human resources
before being promoted to director of pharmacy sales & marketing
at Kroger's general office in 2013. She was named to her current
role in 2015.
"By bringing together these two closely-related teams, pharmacy
and The Little Clinic will share common areas of expertise, support
and learn from each other, and develop centers of excellence in our
health and wellness organization. This will allow for greater
collaboration and give us the flexibility to meet the needs of our
customers and associates today and in the future," said Mr.
Clark.
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, 220 retail health clinics, 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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SOURCE The Kroger Co.