PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United
Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) ("UNFI"), the largest
publicly-traded grocery distributor in the U.S., today
announced that Jack Clare has been
named its new Chief Information Officer effective Monday, March 30. In this role, Clare will lead
and execute on the vision, strategy, and operations of UNFI's
Information Technology (IT) team to better allow the Company to
serve more than 30,000 customers throughout the United States and Canada. Clare will report to Eric Dorne, UNFI's Chief Operating Officer.
"Jack is a highly-experienced CIO, and a tremendous leader with
a longstanding history of putting the customer at the forefront of
today's digital transformation," said Dorne. "He will play a
fundamental role in driving our "Build Out the Store" growth
strategy, help us further accelerate our network integration
efforts, and lead planning efforts on how to best leverage data and
digital solutions to help support our customers in a continually
competitive retail environment. We are thrilled to welcome Jack to
UNFI."
Clare brings to UNFI more than 20 years of experience in IT and
strategic leadership roles for prominent consumer packaged goods
and restaurant retailers. He most recently served as Chief
Information and Strategy Officer at Dunkin' Brands, where he was responsible for
directing all information technology resources with an intense
focus on supporting franchisees and driving restaurant
profitability through technology.
Prior to joining Dunkin'
Brands, Clare served as Vice President, IT and Chief Information
Officer for Yum! Restaurants International, and spent seven years
with Constellation Brands, most recently as its Vice President,
Technical Services. Earlier in his career, Clare was a System and
Flight Test Engineer with the United States Air Force.
Clare received his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the
U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; his MS in
Aerospace Engineering from the University of
Dayton in Ohio; and his MBA
from the University of California,
Davis.
About United Natural Foods
UNFI is North America's premier food wholesaler
delivering the widest variety of products to customer locations
throughout North America including
natural product superstores, independent retailers, conventional
supermarket chains, ecommerce retailers, and food service
customers. By providing this deeper 'full-store' selection and
compelling brands for every aisle, UNFI is uniquely positioned to
deliver great food, more choices, and fresh thinking to customers
everywhere. Today, UNFI is the largest publicly-traded grocery
distributor in America. To learn more about how UNFI is Moving
Food Forward, visit www.unfi.com.
FOR INVESTORS:
Steve
Bloomquist, 952-828-4144
Steve.j.bloomquist@unfi.com
FOR MEDIA:
Jeff
Swanson, 952-903-1645
Jeffrey.s.swanson@unfi.com
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SOURCE United Natural Foods, Inc.