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Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

SpartanNash is an American food distributor and grocery store retailer to independent grocers, military commissaries, and corporate-owned retail stores.

 Accomplished executive able to drive technology vision and strategy for multibillion-dollar global Fortune 30 market leaders. Held authority as large as $140+ million budgets and global teams as large as 575+ staff and contractors.  Rich breadth of domain expertise and proven leadership results across all functional business areas, diverse technologies, and multiple industries. Large global footprint with cross-cultural experience living in 10+ different countries.  Position IT as a true partner with business, driving strong competitive advantages, business growth, and operating efficiencies through cost-efficient, bleeding-edge technology capabilities. MBA and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.  Unrivaled ability to build and mentor top-flight global teams to record levels of performance and unparalleled retention. Reputation as a tenacious, energetic, influential, capable, knowledgeable, and compassionate leader. • Technology Vision & Strategy Planning • Global IT Infrastructure & Operations • Turnaround & Change Management • Global Talent Acquisition & Retention • State-of-the-Art ERP Implementations • Contract Negotiations & Management • On/Offshore & Outsourced Operations • IT Audits, Controls & Governance • Six Sigma / Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) • Due Diligence/Mergers & Acquisitions • On-Time/Budget Program Leadership