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Retirements
DaveDillon,whoasIsaidinlastyear’sletterhasbeencalled“thegrocers’grocer”,retiredasChairman
oftheBoardinDecember.WethankhimforhistenincredibleyearsasChairmanandCEO,andwishhim,his
wifeDee,andhisfamilymuchhappinessastheyturntothenextchapterintheirlives.
WealsoextendourappreciationtoReubenAnderson,whoretiredfromKroger’sBoardofDirectors
in2014after23yearsofservice;StevenRogel,whoretiredfromKroger’sBoardofDirectorsin2014after
15 years of service; Bruce Macaulay, president of Kroger’s Columbus division, who retired in March after
42yearsofservicewiththeCompany;andKatyBarclay,seniorvicepresidentofhumanresources,whoretires
inthefallafterfiveyearsdevelopingKroger’shumanresourcescapabilities.OnbehalfoftheentireKroger
family,wethankeachoftheseindividualsfortheirserviceandleadership.
It is my great honor to continue working with one of the strongest management teams in the retail
industr y.
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We are a company inspired by purpose:Toliftupourcustomersandeachother,tomakesomeone’s
daybrighter,whetherthroughasmile,makingdinnereasier,orextendingahandtoafriend.Ourpurpose
extendswellbeyondourstorewalls,andwestrivetobegoodstewardsforourcustomersandassociates,
planet and communities.
Iampleasedtosaywefulfilledourcommitmentstoourshareholders,customersandassociatesin2014.
While we are proud of the strong year behind us, we are looking ahead. We intend to continue growing
marketshareandshareofloyalty,andgrowingourtopandbottomlines.There is much more to come.
Onbehalfofourentireteam,thankyouforyourcontinuedconfidenceinKroger.
W.RodneyMcMullen
ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficer