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Sussman To Head Merchandising At Ahold USA, Other Changes Announced

Don Sussman
Don Sussman

Last updated on January 18th, 2017 at 03:17 pm

Don Sussman, president of Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop New York Metro division, has been appointed EVP of merchandising at Ahold USA. He takes over for Andrew Iacobucci, former EVP of merchandising, who has decided to leave the company in order to pursue another opportunity outside of the retail grocery industry (read more below).

Sussman has more than 37 years of retail experience, including leadership roles in marketing and merchandising, and he has led three of the four Ahold USA retail divisions.

Bob Yager
Bob Yager

In addition, Bob Yager will rejoin the Stop & Shop New York Metro division as SVP and division lead, where he will oversee day-to-day operations of the New York Metro divisional leadership team. Yager most recently was with Retail Business Services, an Ahold Delhaize company, as SVP of supply chain.

Nick Bertram, Ahold USA’s SVP of merchandising strategy and support, will expand his responsibilities, including day-to-day merchandising operations, the ongoing integration work with Delhaize America and vendor collaboration. Bertram has been with Ahold USA for nearly four years and has been instrumental in improving the company’s merchandising operations and strategy, according to the grocery chain.

Nick Bertram
Nick Bertram

“We wish Andrew all the best and thank him for his contributions during his time at Ahold USA,” said Ahold USA COO Kevin Holt. “We are fortunate to have a strong merchandising leadership team in place. I am confident these appointments will continue the excellent merchandising support of our strong local brands and help them to accelerate and drive their businesses forward.”

Ahold USA, part of Ahold Delhaize, includes four regional divisions—Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover and Giant Carlisle—that together operate approximately 780 supermarkets in 14 states and the District of Columbia along with grocery shopping/delivery service Peapod.

Iacobucci begins as US Foods’ chief merchandising officer Jan. 23

Iacobucci will join US Foods Holding Corp. as chief merchandising officer on Jan. 23. He will oversee category management, procurement, product innovation and food safety, as well as marketing efforts on behalf of the company.

“Andrew is a proven leader and merchandising executive who will play a key role in helping us continue to drive food leadership and product innovation for our customers,” said US Foods President and CEO Pietro Satriano. “His merchandising expertise and food industry experience will be invaluable as we continue to grow our market share with independent restaurants and other target customers.”

Prior to joining US Foods, Iacobucci served as EVP of merchandising for Ahold USA, where he led all facets of the company’s merchandising operations in the U.S. Prior to joining Ahold, Iacobucci spent 10 years at Loblaw Cos. Ltd., a leading Canadian food retailer, where he served in several senior roles, including president of the company’s discount supermarket business. Iacobucci is a graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and University of Toronto Law School.

Iacobucci succeeds Steve Guberman in the chief merchandising officer role following Guberman’s appointment last August to EVP, nationally managed business, US Foods. Guberman has continued to serve as interim chief merchandising officer over the past five months.

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