Albertsons Companies Names Jennifer Saenz EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer
June 16 2021 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) today announced that Jennifer
Saenz will join the Company as EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer
effective July 12th, 2021. Saenz will be responsible for all areas
of merchandising within the Company, including Own Brands. Saenz
will also be responsible for further strengthening the Company’s
relationships with its brand partners. She will join the Company’s
senior leadership team and report to Vivek Sankaran, President and
Chief Executive Officer.
“We’re excited to welcome Jennifer to the Albertsons team,” said
Sankaran. “A commitment to serving our customers with a broad and
differentiated assortment of products is a key aspect of our
transformation strategy. Jennifer’s extensive global industry
experience and proven track record of driving growth through
marketing, analytics and product innovation, grounded in a deep
understanding of the consumer, will allow her to make significant
contributions to our business and elevate the Albertsons brand for
our customers, brand partners and associates.”
Saenz, 43, has over 15 years of experience in the consumer
packaged goods sector, holding roles of increasing responsibility
within PepsiCo since 2005. Since 2019, Saenz has served as Global
Chief Marketing Officer and President, Global Foods, with
responsibility for the $30 billion PepsiCo Foods portfolio. From
2015 to 2019 Saenz served as SVP & Chief Marketing Officer of
PepsiCo Foods North America, where she accelerated growth and drove
innovation for the $16 billion snacking portfolio. From 2009 to
2015 she held a number of brand and customer marketing positions
within Frito-Lay.
“I am honored to join Albertsons, and to work with Vivek and the
Company’s talented management team,” said Saenz. “Albertsons is
undertaking a transformation that is further strengthening its
position as an industry leader focused on deepening its
relationship with customers. I am excited to leverage my experience
and partner with our vendors to continue providing great products
and great value to our customers.”
Saenz graduated from The Goizueta School of Business at Emory
University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and received
an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Saenz has been recognized for her professional accomplishments
through a number of awards, including Fast Company’s Most Creative
People in 2018, Brand Innovators’ Top 100 Women in Marketing in
2017, 2018 and 2019, and AdWeek’s Brand Genius Award in 2017.
About Albertsons Companies
Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer that
operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia with
more than 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway,
Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United
Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food
Markets and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. The Company is committed
to helping people across the country live better lives by making a
meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2020, along
with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the Company gave $260
million in food and financial support, including $95 million
through our Nourishing Neighbors Program to ensure those living in
our communities have enough to eat. Albertsons Companies also
pledged $5 million to organizations supporting social justice.
These efforts have helped millions of people in the areas of hunger
relief, education, cancer research and treatment, social justice
and programs for people with disabilities and veterans'
outreach.
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