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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright has been appointed president and CEO of Global.com and Global Sourcing, and Bill Simon has been promoted to president and CEO of Walmart U.S. More >>

Rite Aid Corp. has promoted senior EVP of merchandising, marketing and logistics Ken Martindale, a former Pathmark executive, to the position of COO. More >>

Janice Brown has joined Weis Markets as its new district manager for 13 stores in Western Maryland and West Virginia. More >>

Denny Belcastro has been appointed EVP for industry affairs and membership services at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), effective July 7. More >>

dunnhumbyUSA, a joint venture of the Kroger Co. and London-based dunnhumby and an global leader in building sales and brand value for consumer goods and retail companies, has promoted Michael Wilhite to the position of SVP and general manager. More >>

The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) has hired Dave Olson as its new western corridor assistant development director. More >>

Golub Corp./Price Chopper Supermarkets has promoted Glen Bradley to the position of director, loyalty marketing and business intelligence. More >>

Dan Feehily is now part of the sales team at Associated Grocers of New England, in the role of retail merchandising specialist. More >>

Jeff Culhane has joined Tops Markets, LLC as its new VP of perishable marketing. More >>

Safeway, Inc. has named Kelly Griffith to the newly created position of president, merchandising. Griffith will report to EVP and chief marketing officer Diane Dietz. More >>

Mike DeLoreto has joined the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) as director of government affairs. DeLoreto was previously chief of staff for New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, Democrat, and interned for former State Sen. Leonard Lance, who is now a Republican U.S. Representative. More >>

Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp. has promoted Greg Zeh to the position of VP of information systems and CIO, reporting directly to SVP of finance and CFO John Endres. More >>

Food Circus Super Markets, Inc., t/a Super Foodtown, has named Louis J. Scaduto Jr. president, replacing the late Joe Azzolina Sr. In addition to being president of the company, Azzolina was a retired naval captain and a New Jersey state senator and legislator for 24 years. More >>

Price Chopper Supermarkets/Golub Corp. has promoted Angelo Cannistraci to the position of VP, merchandising. More >>

Diamond Foods, Inc. has appointed Stephen Sibert to the newly created position of VP, Corporate Affairs and Communications. More >>

In a further implementation of its succession plan, Schenectady N.Y.-based Golub Corp./Price Chopper has made seven senior management-level promotions. More >>

Weis Markets continues to refine its senior management staff with the recent appointments of Regina Tator and Greg Oldright as its new directors of center store sales, and Bruno Garisto as its new director of private brands. More >>

Patti Olenick, a veteran state environmental official, is now Weis Markets’ first-ever sustainability specialist. In her new role, she will help the Sunbury, Pa.-based grocer develop its sustainability and environmental responsibility efforts. More >>

Peter Larkin, former president and CEO of the California Grocers Association (CGA), will become president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (NGA), Chris Coborn, president and CEO of Coborn’s, Inc. and the Arlington, Va.-based trade group’s chairman of the board. Larkin succeeds Tom Zaucha, who will retire June 30. More >>

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) has hired Mark Kramer as its new SVP, operations. He succeeds Paul Wiseman, who has left the company. More >>

The Kroger Co. has named Michael J. Stoll CEO of The Little Clinic, the Cincinnati-based retailer’s wholly owned in-store health clinic subsidiary, and elevated Theresa Monti to the VP/corporate benefits post, Stoll’s former position. More >>

The Kroger Co. has elevated Bryan Kaltenbach to president of its Compton, Calif.-based Food 4 Less division. More >>

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has named Pamela Stegeman its VP, Business Planning and Development, a newly created position. More >>

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has hired Jason Brewer as its VP of communications and advocacy. More >>

Another new executive has joined the ranks of Supervalu. Wayne Shurts, 50, a 25-year CPG veteran, has become the new EVP/CIO of the Minneapolis-based retailer and distributor. More >>

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