SpartanNash Hires Vice President to Lead Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
September 16 2020 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
New position combines leadership for talent and
diversity to advance the Company’s commitment to equality and
inclusion
SpartanNash Company (Nasdaq: SPTN) announced last week that it
has hired Shaquanda Gordon as Vice President of Human Resources,
Talent and Diversity. Ms. Gordon will build on the Company’s
efforts to ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce by
driving the overall human capital strategy for the organization. In
this newly created position, Ms. Gordon will lead the HR, Talent
and Diversity & Inclusion teams responsible for developing and
executing upon diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, and
talent development strategies that drive a high performing
inclusive culture for SpartanNash’s family of more than 19,000
associates working throughout the United States. She will report to
Yvonne Trupiano, EVP and Chief Human Resources and Corporate
Affairs and Communications Officer.
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“With over 15 years of HR functional and leadership experience
in distribution and retail environments, Shaquanda has the HR
experience and executive leadership needed to advance SpartanNash’s
internal and external diversity and inclusion initiatives and to
drive overall associate engagement as we continue to make
SpartanNash a leading distributor of grocery products to a diverse
group of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned
retail stores and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges,” said
Trupiano. “The combination of the oversight for talent acquisition
and development and diversity and inclusion will ensure our
commitment to diversity and inclusion is present in all people
decisions.”
Prior to joining SpartanNash on September 8, 2020, Ms. Gordon
served as Gordon Food Services’ (GFS) Vice President, North
American Human Resources. She also has served in progressive HR
leadership roles at Perrigo, Meijer, and Priority Health. In
addition, she spent more than ten years as an adjunct for Davenport
University. Ms. Gordon is a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE),
Professional in Human Resources (PHR), and Society of Human
Resources Certified Professional (SHRM-CP). She also serves on the
Board of Directors for the Women’s Resource Center in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
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
operating a premier fresh produce distribution network. SpartanNash
serves customer locations in all 50 states and the District of
Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Bahrain, Djibouti
and Egypt. SpartanNash currently operates 155 supermarkets,
primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets,
D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery and Dan’s Supermarket. Through
its MDV military division, SpartanNash is a leading distributor of
grocery products to U.S. military commissaries.
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