MATTHEWS, N.C., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Teeter
today announced President Rod
Antolock's retirement after nearly 22 years of service to
the organization, commencing February 1,
2022. He will be succeeded by Tammy
DeBoer, currently Harris
Teeter's senior vice president of merchandising, operations,
and marketing.
"Rod's leadership has been instrumental to the growth and
success of Harris Teeter for more
than two decades. His commitment to customer service and quality
will continue to guide Harris Teeter
into the future," said Rodney
McMullen, Kroger's chairman and CEO.
Antolock joined Harris Teeter in
2000, and he has served in numerous executive positions, including
senior vice president of operations and senior vice president of
operations and merchandising. Antolock was promoted to executive
vice president in 2012, where he led several teams, including
merchandising, operations, marketing, human resources, loss
prevention, store development, quality assurance and distribution,
and manufacturing. He was named president of Harris Teeter in 2015. Prior to joining
Harris Teeter, Antolock served in
various leadership roles for the Albertsons Companies between 1978
and 2000.
During his time with Harris
Teeter, Antolock led the development of the company's
"Service Excellence" customer engagement model and introduced new
ways of operating, including a new urban upscale model, expanded
store format and a model store walk concept. Under his leadership,
Harris Teeter also expanded into
multiple new geographies, including Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware.
In his retirement, Antolock and his wife look forward to
traveling and spending time at their lake house.
Tammy DeBoer Promoted to President of Harris Teeter
DeBoer, currently senior
vice president of merchandising, operations, and marketing for
Harris Teeter, has been promoted to
president of the company, succeeding Antolock.
DeBoer has more than 25 years of retail experience. She joined
Harris Teeter in 2020, leading
operations, merchandising, and marketing and overseeing the
company's 258 stores across seven states and Washington, D.C. Previously, DeBoer served as
an executive with Family Dollar, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Dollar Tree, Inc., where she most recently served as the
organization's executive vice president and chief merchandising
officer. Prior to joining Family Dollar, she spent 19 years with
Delhaize where she held various leadership roles in merchandising
and operations and led the company through acquisitions and
introduction of pilot stores.
"Tammy is a seasoned veteran of the retail industry. Her broad
and deep experience, including brand transformation, merchandising,
operations, and more, make her a true asset to Harris Teeter and the leading choice to assume
the role of president," said Mary Ellen
Adcock, Kroger's senior vice president of operations.
DeBoer has been recognized several times as "One of the Most
Influential Women in Mass Market Retail" by MMR and by Supermarket
News as one of five top "Executives to Watch." Progressive Grocer
named her a "Top Female Executive in the Supermarket Industry," the
Griffin Report listed her as a "Top Female Executive in the Grocery
Industry," and the Mecklenburg Times
recognized her as one of the "50 Most Influential Women in
Charlotte."
DeBoer holds a bachelor's degree in Technology from Appalachian State University and completed the
Supermarket Business Executive course with Cornell University.
To download Antolock and DeBoer's headshots,
visit here.
About Harris
Teeter
Harris Teeter,
with headquarters in Matthews,
N.C., is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:
KR). The regional grocery chain employs approximately 35,000
associates and operates stores in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware, Florida and the District of Columbia.
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