FMI Adds to Board of Directors

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has introduced nine new members to its board of directors during the trade organization’s annual meeting at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

As revealed by FMI Board Chairman, President and CEO of Carson. Calif.-based Bristol Farms Kevin Davis, the new appointments are as follows:

New Directors (3-year Term)

• Michele Buck, The Hershey Co.
• Albert Carey, PepsiCo Inc.
• Tim Figge, Hussmann Corp.
• Laura Karet, Giant Eagle, Inc.
• Kees Kruythoff, Unilever
• David Mitchell, Mitchell Grocery Corp.
• Lori Mitchell-Keller, SAP

New Chairman’s Appointees (1-year Term)

• David Bullard, Piggly Wiggly Alabama Distributing Co. Inc,
• Eric Claus, Save-A-Lot Ltd.
• Michael Sleeper, Imperial Distributors Inc.

A full member listing of the Arlington, Va.-based FMI's board is available here. 

FMI’s U.S. members operate almost 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of nearly $770 billion.