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13
W. Rodney McMullen,
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Age 55
Director Since 2003
Mr. McMullen was elected Chairman of the Board in January 2015 and Chief
Executive Officer of Kroger in January 2014. Mr. McMullen served as Kroger’s
President and Chief Operating Officer from August 2009 to December 2013.
Prior to that role, Mr. McMullen was elected to various roles at Kroger including
Vice Chairman in 2003, Executive Vice President in 1999 and Senior Vice
President in 1997. Mr. McMullen is a director of Cincinnati Financial Corporation
and VF Corporation.
Mr. McMullen has broad experience in the supermarket business, having
spent his career spanning over 37 years with Kroger. He has a strong financial
background, having served as our CFO, and played a major role as architect
of Kroger’s strategic plan. His service on the compensation, executive, and
investment committees of Cincinnati Financial Corporation and the audit and
nominating and governance committees of VF Corporation add depth to his
extensive retail experience.
Jorge P. Montoya
Age 69
Director Since 2007
Committees:
Compensation
Public Responsibilities
Mr. Montoya was President of The Procter & Gamble Company’s Global Snacks
& Beverage division, and President of Procter & Gamble Latin America, from
1999 until his retirement in 2004. Prior to that, he was an Executive Vice
President of Procter & Gamble, a provider of branded consumer packaged
goods, from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Montoya is a director of The Gap, Inc.
Mr. Montoya brings to Kroger’s Board over 30 years of leadership experience at a
premier consumer products company. He has a deep knowledge of the Hispanic
market, as well as consumer products and retail operations. Mr. Montoya has
vast experience in marketing and general management, including international
business. He was named among the 50 most important Hispanics in Business &
Technology, in Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology Magazine.
Clyde R. Moore
Age 62
Director Since 1997
Committees:
Compensation
Corporate Governance
Mr. Moore was the Chairman of First Service Networks, a national provider of
facility and maintenance repair services, until his retirement in 2015. Prior to that
he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Service Networks from
2000 to 2014.
Mr. Moore has over 30 years of general management experience in public and
private companies. He has sound experience as a corporate leader overseeing
all aspects of a facilities management firm and numerous manufacturing
companies. Mr. Moore’s expertise broadens the scope of the Board’s experience
to provide oversight to Kroger’s facilities, digital and manufacturing businesses.
Susan M. Phillips
Age 71
Director Since 2003
Committees:
Audit
Compensation
Dr. Phillips is Professor Emeritus of Finance at The George Washington University
School of Business. She joined The George Washington University School of
Business as a Professor and Dean in 1998. Dr. Phillips retired from her position as
Dean in 2010, and retired from her position as Professor the following year. She
was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from
December 1991 through June 1998. Before her Federal Reserve appointment,
Dr. Phillips served as Vice President for Finance and University Services and
Professor of Finance in The College of Business Administration at the University
of Iowa from 1987 through 1991. She is a director of CBOE Holdings, Inc.,
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Companies
Foundation, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and Agnes Scott College.
Dr. Phillips also was a director of the National Futures Association and State Farm
Life Insurance Company until early 2016.
Dr. Phillips brings to the Board strong financial acumen, along with a deep
understanding of, and involvement with, the relationship between corporations
and the government. Her experience in academia brings a unique and diverse
viewpoint to the Board’s deliberations. Dr. Phillips has been designated an Audit
Committee financial expert.