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Name
Professional
Occupation(1) Age
Director
Since
Robert D. Beyer Mr. Beyer is Chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, a private
investmentfirmandholdingcompanythathefoundedin2009.From
2005to2009,Mr.BeyerservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofTheTCW
Group,Inc.,aglobalinvestmentmanagementfirm.From2000to2005,
heservedasPresidentandChiefInvestmentOfficerofTrustCompany
of the West, the principal operating subsidiary of TCW. Mr. Beyer
is a member of the Board of Directors of The Allstate Corporation
and Leucadia National Corporation. He is chair of the Corporate
GovernanceCommittee,amemberoftheFinancialPolicyCommittee,
andourLeadDirector.
Mr. Beyer brings to Kroger his experience as CEO of TCW, a global
investment management firm serving many of the largest institutional
investorsintheU.S.HehasexceptionalinsightintoKroger’sfinancial
strategy,andhisexperiencequalifieshimtoserveasamemberofthe
Board.WhileatTCW,healsoconceivedanddevelopedthefirm’srisk
management infrastructure, an experience that is useful to Kroger’s
Board in performing its risk management oversight functions. His
abilities and service as a director were recognized by his peers,
who selected Mr. Beyer as an Outstanding Director in 2008 as part
of the Outstanding Directors Program of the Financial Times. His
strong insights into corporate governance form the foundation of his
leadershiproleasLeadDirectorontheBoard.
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Susan J. Kropf Ms.KropfwasPresidentandChiefOperatingOfficerofAvonProducts
Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of beauty care products, from
2001 until her retirement in January 2007. She joined Avon in 1970.
Prior to her most recent assignment, Ms. Kropf had been Executive
VicePresidentandChiefOperatingOfficer,AvonNorthAmericaand
GlobalBusinessOperationsfrom1998to2000.From1997to1998she
wasPresident,AvonU.S.Ms.KropfwasamemberofAvon’sBoardof
Directorsfrom1998to2006.ShecurrentlyisamemberoftheBoard
ofDirectorsofCoach,Inc.,MeadWestvacoCorporation,andSherwin
Williams Company. She is a member of the Audit and Financial
PolicyCommittees.
Ms.Kropfhasgainedauniqueconsumerinsight,havingledamajor
beautycarecompany.Shehasextensiveexperienceinmanufacturing,
marketing, supply chain operations, customer service, and product
development, all of which assist her in her role as a member of
Kroger’sBoard.Ms.Kropfhasastrongfinancialbackground,andhas
served on compensation, audit, and corporate governance committees
of other boards. She was inducted into the YWCA Academy of
WomenAchievers.
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