President Bob Bly to Leave Supervalu's SHOPPERS Division


Fri. July 12th, 2013 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>Supervalu is announcing a few changes in the executive rank. Shoppers' current President Bob Bly has decided to leave the company to pursue new career opportunities, according to a press release. Vice President of Merchandising, Bob Gleeson, and Vice President of Operations, Micky Nye, will lead SHOPPERS on an interim basis while the company searches for a replacement.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“I want to thank Bob for the contributions he made during his time at SHOPPERS and wish him all the best going forward,” said Sam Duncan, SUPERVALU’s president and chief executive officer. “He helped guide the retail banner through a time of significant change at SUPERVALU and his leadership is greatly appreciated.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Gleeson and Nye, longtime employees of SUPERVALU, will report to Mark Van Buskirk, Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Retail. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“In the near-term, I’m pleased we have two very capable leaders in Bob Gleeson and Micky Nye able to immediately take over the day-to-day leadership at SHOPPERS,” Duncan continued. “Both have vast knowledge of the grocery industry and broad experience that will serve SHOPPERS well through this transition.” </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Good luck to all on your new endeavors!<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.supervaluinvestors.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=93272&amp;p=irol-irHome" target="_new"> Supervalu </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">