Dive Summary:

• Safeway president of merchandising, Kelly Griffith, will take over as executive vice president of retail operations following the retirement of Bruce Everette.
• Everette's retirement comes after a 44-year career with the company that began in 1968 as a store clerk in Virginia.
• Griffith will also bring decades of experience to the position, having began his career with the company 33 years ago.

From the article:

... "Over the years Kelly has assumed increasing responsibility at both division and corporate levels," said Safeway president Robert Edwards. "He is a well-rounded executive with a deep background in marketing and retail, and he is ready to lead our retail operations to further success. I am extremely pleased to have an executive with Kelly's experience ready to step up to fill this important role." ...