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provides us with an opportunity to further our relationships with customers, suppliers and investors, to educate them on a
variety of issues, and to improve our service levels.
We have included our website address only as an inactive textual reference. The information contained on our website is not
incorporated by reference into this Report on Form 10-K.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth the name, age, tenure with the Company in years, and position of each of the persons who was
serving as an executive officer of the Company as of November 20, 2007:
Name Age Tenure Position
John P. Mackey 54 29 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
A.C. Gallo 54 14 Co-President and Chief Operating Officer
Walter Robb 54 16 Co-President and Chief Operating Officer
Glenda Chamberlain 54 19 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James P. Sud 55 10 Executive Vice President of Growth and Business Development
Lee Valkenaar 51 20 Executive Vice President of Global Support
John P. Mackey, co-founder of the Company, has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1980.
A.C. Gallo has served as Co-President of the Company since September 2004 and as Chief Operating Officer since
December 2003. Mr. Gallo has held various positions with the Company and with Bread & Circus, Inc., which was acquired
by the Company in October 1992, including Vice President and President of the North Atlantic Region, and Executive Vice
President of Operations.
Walter Robb has served as Co-President of the Company since September 2004 and as Chief Operating Officer since
December 2003. Since joining the Company in 1991, Mr. Robb has also served as Store Team Leader, President of the
Northern Pacific Region, and Executive Vice President of Operations.
Glenda Chamberlain has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since December
1988.
James P. Sud has served as Executive Vice President of Growth and Business Development since February 2001. Mr. Sud
joined the Company in May 1997 and served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until February 2001. Mr. Sud
served as a director of the Company from 1980 to 1997.
Lee Valkenaar has served as Executive Vice President of Global Support since September 2004. Mr. Valkenaar has held
various positions with the Company since 1987, including Store Team Leader, Vice President and President of the Southwest
Region, and President of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Regional Presidents
The following table sets forth the name, age, tenure with the Company in years, and position of each of the persons who was
serving as a regional president of the Company as of November 20, 2007:
Name Age Tenure Position
Scott Allshouse 45 7 President, South Region
Michael Besancon 61 13 President, Southern Pacific Region
Patrick Bradley 47 21 President, Midwest Region
Mark Dixon 45 24 President, Southwest Region
David Lannon 41 14 President, Northern California Region
Ron Megahan 37 18 President, Pacific Northwest Region
Kenneth Meyer 39 12 President, Mid-Atlantic Region
Christina Minardi 41 12 President, Northeast Region
Juan Nunez 49 25 President, Florida Region
William Paradise 47 17 President, Rocky Mountain Region
Jeff Turnas 35 12 President, North Atlantic Region