In addition to his current role of EVP, chief sales and support officer, Pederson will assume functional oversight for the growing Valu Merchandisers Co. subsidiary. A 22-year AWG veteran, he started out as a division retail specialist and proceeded to take on various support and leadership positions, among them EVP, division operations.
In a related move, Anthony will become SVP, merchandising, effective Nov. 4. In his new role, He will lead the merchandising team that includes meat, bakery and deli, produce, category management, AWG Brands, inventory management, and business analytics. Anthony has been with AWG since 2013 in a range of leadership roles, among them VP of sales and merchandising for both the Nashville and Fort Worth divisions; VP, advertising, merchandising and marketing; and, most recently VP, AWG Brands and merchandising.