Kroger president to retire - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Cincinnati-based Kroger (NYSE:KR) said Don McGeorge, presidentf and chief operating plans to work with the companyu until late in the year to help with theexecutiv transition. To replace McGeorge, the company’ds board tapped Vice Chairman Rodneyu McMullen, 48. McGeorge, 55, starte d out in 1977 as a store co-managedr in Louisville and went on tolead Kroger’se Michigan and Columbus He’s served as president sincw 2003. McMullen officially steps intothe president’sz post Aug. 1. He joined Kroger in 1978 as a part-timse clerk and has served as corporate chief financial officer and executivevice president.
The companyu said McGeorge will serve as a speciapl adviser to CEO Davicd Dillon and remain on the board as he assistd inthe transition. Kroger operates more than 2,40 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states, includingt 131 in metro Atlanta.