<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Kansas City, KS</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Eric Anderson<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4.5.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Associated Wholesale Grocers has promoted Jeff Pedersen to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Member Services, according to a release .<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Jeff will have responsibility for strategic and managerial oversight of corporate sales and development, education and training, and communications.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Since 1997, Jeff has worked at AWG in a variety of leadership roles, most recently as Senior Vice President and Division Manager in Oklahoma City. He began his career in 1976 with Hinky Dinky, Bag-n-Save and Hy-Vee, Inc.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Pedersen will succeed Steve Dillard who retired in January.<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.awginc.com/" target="_new">AWG</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
