<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Salisbury, NC-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">01/15/13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Delhaize has made another move in its corporate restructuring efforts, with the announcement that fifteen officers are departing Food Lion and parent company Delhaize America. The restructuring kicked off last month with the replacement of Food Lion President Cathy Green Burns.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The company has internally unveiled a new structure that includes 50 officers, reports the Salisbury Post. Some positions are new, while others were eliminated and a few remain the same.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Christy Phillips-Brown, APR, External Communications Director, Food Lion, told AndNowUKnow, when asked to comment, "Delhaize America announced a new officer structure on Friday, naming 50 officers to positions across its company which is a 25% reduction. As a result, 15 long time and well respected officers will depart the organization." </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The Salisbury Post obtained an internal Delhaize email which communicated that two Food Lion Senior Vice Presidents are among those who lost their positions. T.R. Robinson, Senior Vice President for Merchandising, will be replaced by Karen Fernald. Greg Finchum will replace James Egan as Senior Vice President for Retail Operations.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"Developing the new officer structure required a great number of difficult decisions that led to the departure of many longtime, well-respected leaders,” new Delhaize America CEO Roland Smith stated in the email.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Cuts of top management are part of the company's continuing efforts to reduce costs across the company and increase efficiency, according to the report.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Food Lion has struggled, closing 113 stores and pulling out of Florida.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Vice Presidents who lost their positions on Friday include:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Kyle Price, produce merchandising, Food Lion, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Pete Bonneau, center store merchandising, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Mike Brooks, strategy, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Jim Corby, produce merchandising, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Steve Culver, government relations – northeast, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Kristen Hanson, Our Brands, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Mike Harris, risk management, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Lisa Miller, sustainability, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Lisa Toner, legal affairs, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The following vice presidents will leave the company in mid-March after a transition period:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Shawn Beichler, real estate, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Steve Campbell, organizational development, learning and internal brand and communication, Delhaize America<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Bonnie Moore, associate relations, Food Lion, based in Salisbury<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Eric Watson, diversity and inclusion, Delhaize America, based in Salisbury</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130112/SP01/130119893/1016" target="_new"> Delhaize </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
