Ahold USA Names Nick Bertram Giant/Martin’s President

Nick Bertram, SVP of merchandising at Ahold USA will become Giant/Martin’s president in January 2018, following the retirement of current President Tom Lenkevich, who has held the role since 2014, at the end of the year.

“I am confident that Nick’s experience and knowledge will make his transition into the president’s role a smooth one,” said Kevin Holt, COO at Carlisle, Pa.-based Ahold USA. “Nick has been a key architect of our commercial strategy and a leader in the ongoing work to create brand-centric organizations that put the customer at the center of all we do.”

An industry veteran with more than 20 years of retail experience, Bertram joined Ahold USA in 2013. Before that, he guided store operations for Jewel-Osco across Illinois, Indiana and Iowa; was a Supervalu SVP; and held other store operations roles of increasing responsibility with Walmart in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Of Lenkevich, Holt said, “Tom helped to raise the bar on the importance of both customer service and associate engagement.”

In other Giant/Martin's news, the grocer is teaming with Instacart to provide Philadelphia-area Giant customers with same-day delivery service.