Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. Names HR VP

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. Inc. has promoted Craig Massey to the position of VP of Human Resources. Over a 27-year career with Charleston, S.C.-based Piggly Wiggly, Massey has held a variety of roles.

“Craig is a longstanding leader of Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., and in this elevated position, he will take on greater responsibility within the operation of the entire organization,” said David Schools, the grocer’s president and CEO, who noted Massey’s “team-building leadership.”

Massey (left) joined Piggly Wiggly in 1985 and took part in the company’s management training program. Over the next 14 years, he successfully ran several stores in the Charleston area. In 1999, Massey became direct store delivery category manager and in 2002 rose to the position of director of human resources.

Progressive Grocer’s 2012 Independent Retailer of the Year, Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. has nearly 100 stores and more than 4,000 employee-owners across South Carolina and coastal Georgia.