KEENE, NH - C&S Wholesale Grocers is making moves to keep up with the evolving grocery landscape by appointing Joe Cavaliere as Chief Commercial Officer, effective September 4, 2018.
“C&S has an impressive legacy of innovation and delivers distribution excellence for the lowest cost in the food business,” said Cavaliere. “In the years ahead, we have a unique opportunity to build on this success to leverage industry-leading capabilities to become the undisputed partner of choice for growth.”
With over 30 years of industry experience in roles like President and Global Chief Customer Officer, Cavaliere has proven successes in customer development with brands like Kraft Foods, Unilever, and Newell Brands. Throughout his career, he has served on the boards of Habitat for Humanity, Breakthrough Atlanta, The National Association of Chain Drug Foundation, RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association), and Enactus. He has a B.A. in economics and business administration from Ursinus College.
“Joe is a result driven, strategic leader focused on people leadership, customer development, and identifying creative solutions for solving customer issues,” said Mike Duffy, Chief Executive Officer. “He has a passion for building high-performing teams and developing new capabilities and will be instrumental in defining solutions to help our customers win.”
According to a press release, C&S’s addition of a Chief Commercial Officer exemplifies an enhanced focus on customer collaboration to keep up with the evolving grocery retail landscape. Tapping an executive with Cavaliere’s breadth of industry experience will help position C&S to stay up on consumer trends and provide top quality service to its current and new customers.
Congratulations to Joe Cavaliere on the new role! For more industry hires, executive shakeups, and retail happenings, stay tuned to AndNowUKnow.
