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PR O P O S A L S T O S H A R E H O L D E R S
EL E C T I O N O F D I R E C T O R S
( I T E M N O. 1 )
Kroger’s Board of Directors, as now authorized, consists of eleven members. All members are to be
electedattheannualmeetingtoserveuntiltheannualmeetingin2016,oruntiltheirsuccessorshavebeen
electedbytheshareholdersorbytheBoardpursuanttoKroger’sRegulations,andqualified.Kroger’sArticles
ofIncorporationprovidethatthevoterequiredforelectionofadirectornomineebytheshareholders,except
inacontestedelectionorwhencumulativevotingisineffect,willbetheaffirmativevoteofamajorityofthe
votes cast for or against the election of a nominee.
Theexperience,qualifications,attributes,andskillsthatledtheCorporateGovernanceCommitteeand
theBoard toconclude thatthe following individualsshouldserveasdirectorsaresetforthoppositeeach
individual’sname.Thecommitteemembershipsstatedbelowarethoseineffectasofthedateofthisproxy
statement.Itisintendedthat,excepttotheextentthatauthorityiswithheld,proxiesbytheProxyCommittee
willbevotedfortheelectionofthefollowingnominees:
NO M I N E E S F O R D I R E C T O R F O R T E R M S O F O F F I C E
CO N T I N U I N G U N T I L 2 0 1 6
Name
Professional
Occupation(1) Age
Director
Since
Nora A. Aufreiter Ms.AufreiterisaDirectorEmeritusofMcKinsey&Company,aglobal
management consulting firm. She retired in June 2014 after more
than 30yearsasadirectorandseniorpartner.During thistime,she
workedextensivelyintheU.S.,Canada,andinternationallywithmajor
retailers, financial institutions and other consumer facing companies.
BeforejoiningMcKinsey,Ms.Aufreiter spentthree years infinancial
services working in corporate finance and investment banking. She
is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Nova Scotia
and Nieman Marcus Group. Ms. Aufreiter also serves on the boards
of St. Michael’s Hospital and the Canadian Opera Company, and is a
memberoftheDean’sAdvisoryBoardfortheIveyBusinessSchoolin
Ontario,Canada.SheisamemberoftheFinancialPolicyCommittee
andthePublicResponsibilitiesCommittee.
Ms. Aufreiter has over 30 years of broad business experience in a
variety of retail sectors. She brings to Kroger’s Board her expertise
gainedwhileearningherMBAfromtheHarvardBusinessSchool.Her
vastexperienceinleadingMcKinsey’sNorthAmericanRetailPractice,
NorthAmericanBrandingservicelineandtheConsumerDigitaland
OmnichannelservicelineisofparticularvaluetotheBoard.
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