<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Lakeland, FL</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">3.11.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/ed_crenshaw-sm.jpg" alt="images031113" />Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw has announced four new officer positions in corporate purchasing and manufacturing effective April 1, 2013.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dave Bornmann will be promoted to Senior Vice President of Corporate Purchasing. He started at Publix in 1983 as a computer programmer and was eventually promoted to Vice President Gorcery/Non-Foods. In his new role, the VP of Grocery/Non-Foods, VP of Retail Business Development, Director of Corporate Purchasing Support, and the Director of Emerging Business will all report to him.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Pete Mowitt will fill Bornmann’s old postion as the new Vice President of Grocery/Non-Foods. Mowitt began as a part time grocery clerk, eventually working his way up through the ranks until reaching his current role as Business Development Director of Grocery.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Mike Smith will act as the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing. He started off at Publix as a Rail Dock Associate, continually assuming greater responsibility up to his current position of Vice President of Manufacturing. In his new role, following positions will report to him: Vice President Manufacturing, Vice President Distribution and Director Manufacturing Supply Purchasing.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Jeff Stephens will be promoted to Smith’s vacated position as the new Vice President of Manufacturing. He also began his career at Publix as a Rail Dock Associate until he reached his current position of Director of Manufacturing Operations in 2010.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“I am very proud that we continue to have talented associates who are ready to assume higher leadership roles in our organization,” said CEO Ed Crenshaw. “Our ability to promote from within is one of the ways we are able to perpetuate our Publix culture.”</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.publix.com/" target="_new">Publix</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
