Food Lion President Replaced


Fri. December 7th, 2012

<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 ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">12.7.12</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Cathy Green Burns has been replaced as President of Food Lion. Beth Newlands Campbell will replace Ms. Burns as President of the grocery chain. According to recent reports, Roland Smith, new CEO of Food Lion parent company Delhaize America, made the announcement on Thursday with the change effective immediately. Ms. Campbell has served as President of Hannaford Supermarkets, another banner under Delhaize America.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/hl_foodlion_dec_2012_BANNER.jpg" alt="images120712" />(Beth Newlands Campbell)<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Salisbury Post reports that Food Lion would not give a reason why Ms. Green Burns has been replaced. Ms. Green Burns, began her career as a bagger at a Hannaford store where she then worked her way up the ranks to her post of Vice President of Fresh Merchandising for Hannaford before joining Food Lion in 2002. In 2010, she was named President of Food Lion.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/31421-hi-a.jpg" alt="images120712" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Delhaize America also announced further changes to its leadership structure, according to the Salisbury Post. Along with Ms. Newlands Campbell being named new President of Food Lion and Harveys, Mike Vail, formerly president of Sweetbay Supermarkets, has been named new Chief Supply Chain Officer for Delhaize America. Brad Wise, formerly Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Delhaize America has taken the reins as the new President of Hannaford and Sweetbay. Greg Amoroso, formerly Senior Vice President for Business Service Center and Sustainability, is the new Chief Financial Officer of Delhaize America.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20121207/SP01/121209805/food-lion-president-out-hannaford-executive-to-take-rein" target="_new"> Food Lion</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">