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Salisbury, N.C. — Ahold Delhaize USA has announced that Food Lion executive Greg Finchum, currently executive vice president, retail operations, will assume the role of president, in May 2025. The appointment comes after Meg Ham, president, Food Lion, announced that she will retire in May 2025. Finchum joined Food Lion in 1989 and has been in his current role for more than a decade. “We are excited to have Greg, a talented retail operator at heart, step into this role,” says JJ Fleeman, CEO, Ahold Delhaize USA. “Greg has held …

Quincy, Mass. — Claire Spofford, president and chief executive officer of J.Jill, Inc., a premier omnichannel retailer and nationally recognized women’s apparel brand, has decided to retire after a distinguished career in the retail space. J.Jill has retained an executive search firm to assist in identifying her successor. Spofford is expected to remain in her current role until April 2025 and will work closely with the executive team and the board of directors to ensure a seamless transition. She was appointed CEO in February 2021. “Under Claire’s leadership, J.Jill has …

Salisbury, N.C. — According to Ahold Delhaize USA, Meg Ham, president of Food Lion, plans to retire on May 2, 2025 after more than 35 years with the organization. She has been at the helm of Food Lion for more than a decade and has been part of the brand’s unprecedented growth. A successor for Ham will be announced before year-end. “Meg has been an outstanding leader at Ahold Delhaize USA and has led Food Lion during one of the brand’s most exciting times as it repositioned itself to better …

New Albany, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has promoted veteran finance leader Robert Ball to chief financial officer. In his new role, which began on Nov. 20, Ball serves on the company’s executive leadership team and continues to report to Scott Lipesky, executive vice president and chief operating officer. Ball, previously the company’s senior vice president of corporate finance, investor relations and treasury, brings nearly 22 years of experience leading key Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) finance and strategy functions to the role. Lipesky, who served as the …

Philadelphia — Five Below, Inc., the extreme-value retailer for teens and pre-teens, has appointed Winnie Park as chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of its board of directors, effective Dec. 16, 2024. An accomplished retail executive with a career spanning more than three decades, Park has extensive experience in driving customer-centric business strategies, merchandising and brand building across a broad spectrum of specialty and value retail. Most recently, she was CEO at Forever 21. In her new role, she will partner closely with Kenneth Bull, who will continue as …

Ontario, Calif. — Heritage Grocers Group, a leading specialty grocer focused on serving the Hispanic community, has named Suzy Monford to the role of CEO. A seasoned industry executive, Monford brings more than 25 years of experience and a proven track record of transformational leadership and innovation at industry-leading food retailers. She currently serves as CEO of Food Sport International, a global consultancy that advises retailers on financial and impact value creation. Prior to her role at Food Sport International, Monford was the CEO of PCC Community Markets, where she …