Last updated on March 25th, 2021 at 07:24 pm
Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) says that Division Manager Bob Pickerill is retiring from the Kansas City division at the end of the year. Pickerill joined AWG in 1997 at the Springfield, Missouri, division. Over the course of his career, he has served in a variety of progressive positions. In 2015, he returned to Kansas City as SVP and division manager.
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, David Gates will assume the role of SVP and division manager of the Kansas City division. Gates joined AWG in April 1990. Throughout the course of his career, he has worked in several areas within the company—most recently serving as VP of sales and merchandising for the Southaven division in Memphis, Tennessee. Gates will relocate to Kansas City.
