Dive Brief:
- Texas-based grocery chain Brookshire Brothers announced Monday four top executive changes, including a new CFO and chief operating officer.
- The company named Clay Oliver as its COO and Jessica Brown as Oliver’s successor in the CFO role. The grocer also promoted Stephanie Cole to vice president of accounting and Jeff Bates to general counsel.
- Brookshire said that the promotions reflect its “commitment to developing talent from within and positioning the organization for continued growth.”
Dive Insight:
Brookshire Brothers is promoting people with long-term experience at the supermarket chain.
Both Cole and Oliver have worked at Brookshire Brothers for 22 years, according to the announcement, while Brown has been with the company just shy of two decades, according to her LinkedIn profile. Cole started working as a cashier for the company as a teenager before joining the accounting department six years later. Clay and Brown both held staff accountant roles before climbing up the leadership ranks.
Bates joined the company two years ago as its corporate counsel after working at a law firm for more than two decades, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“One of the greatest strengths of our company is the dedicated leaders who choose to grow their careers here at Brookshire Brothers and help shape our future,” Brookshire Brothers President and CEO John Alston said in a statement. “These four outstanding individuals reflect what it means to work and thrive at an employee-owned company. Their commitment, experience, and servant leadership play an important role in our company’s success.”
The employee-owned company runs more than 100 stores across seven banners: Brookshire Brothers, Brookshire Brothers Express, David’s Supermarkets, David’s Express, Pecan Foods, Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy and Tobacco Barn.
