SpartanNash Announces New Chief Information Officer
January 02 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CIO of SC Johnson & Sons to Join Company in
January
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) announced today that Arif Dar will
become the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the company,
effective January 2, 2019. Since 2015, Dar has served as the Chief
Information Officer for Racine, Wisconsin-based SC Johnson and
Sons, a privately held global manufacturer of household cleaning
supplies and consumer goods with operations in more than 60
countries.
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As SpartanNash’s Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice
President, Dar will be responsible for the development and
execution of the enterprise-wide IT strategy, ensuring alignment
with the enterprise’s overall business strategy, and providing
strategic direction and oversight for the design, development,
operation and support of IT systems and programs. This oversight
includes enterprise architecture management, application
management, security and risk management, and infrastructure and
operations support management while leading the IT team and
leveraging technologies to drive and sustain a competitive
advantage. Dar will report to SpartanNash’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, David M. Staples.
“We look forward to having Arif join the company,” noted
Staples, “as his record of large scale IT strategic planning and
execution combined with his vision, collaborative leadership,
supply chain experience and knowledge of the food distribution
industry lay the foundation for success at SpartanNash. During his
tenure at SC Johnson, Arif’s cross-functional relationships
throughout the business, empowering management style and ability to
drive operating efficiencies with diverse technologies drove an
improved customer experience, cost savings and sales growth.”
In addition to working for SC Johnson, Dar has held executive IT
positions at Maple Leaf Foods (Toronto), Bombardier Transportation
(Berlin, Germany), General Motors (Michigan), Tyco International
(New Jersey) and General Electric (USA, Asia, Middle East, Europe,
Americas). He received his Master of Business Administration degree
in MIS and Operations from the University of Western Ontario,
Canada; his Master of Science degree in Communication Systems and
Radio Engineering from King’s College, University of London, U.K.;
and his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics & Electrical
Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore,
Pakistan. Dar also has his black belt in Six Sigma Quality
Training. He is relocating to West Michigan with his wife Nageen
and two sons.
Dar will be assuming the CIO position from David deS. Couch, who
is retiring effective February 2, 2019. Couch joined the company in
1987 and has served as Chief Information Officer since 2013.
“Dave’s leadership has been key to our success. We thank Dave for
his contributions to the company and wish him and his family all
the best,” said Staples.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company whose core
businesses include distributing grocery products to a diverse group
of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned retail
stores and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges; as well as
premier fresh produce distribution and fresh food processing.
SpartanNash serves customer locations in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Djibouti
and Egypt. SpartanNash currently operates 160 supermarkets,
primarily under the banners of Family Fare Supermarkets, Martin’s
Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery, Dan’s
Supermarket and Family Fresh Market. Through its MDV military
division, SpartanNash is a leading distributor of grocery products
to U.S. military commissaries.
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