Safeway has named Brian Baer as President of it’s Chicago-area Dominick's Finer Foods division. He joined the Safeway family as VP of Finance for Safeway's Phoenix Division in 2001. A year later, he joined the corporate office and was appointed to Group Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis. In 2008, he was acknowledged for his business expertise and leadership when he was named Chief Financial Officer at Dominick's. To add upon more than a decade with Safeway, Mr. Baer, spent over twelve-years with the Marriott Corporation's Food & Beverage and Retail operations. Steve Burd, Safeway's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, states, "Brian has proven himself ideally-suited for the leadership role at Dominick's." Mr. Burd, continues, "He has demonstrated himself to be a well-rounded executive who will serve this operating division well going forward."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">http://www.safeway.com/<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
