DALLAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming (NYSE: FLM) today announced Joe
Villarreal has been named to the position of Vice President of Ethnic
Procurement effective immediately. Villarreal reports to Phil Murphy, Senior
Vice President, Procurement.
"Joe brings a strong background in category management, procurement and
inventory management that will strengthen our management team," said Murphy.
"Joe's experience and team building skills along with the ability to find
creative and innovative solutions will serve our retail customers well."
Villarreal comes to Fleming from Hispanic Events Marketing Group (HEMG), a
full service marketing and consulting company, where he held the position of
Vice President. Prior to HEMG he was with H.E. Butt Grocery Company for
eleven years where he held various positions from pharmacist manager and unit
director to procurement officer. He previously owned and operated Villarreal
Pharmacies. Joe has a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin.
"I am excited about Fleming's opportunities for growth. I believe a strong
national ethnic procurement strategy that offers manufacturers a consistent
nationwide distribution opportunity will deliver the right assortment and
selection at the right price to our retail customers," stated Villarreal.
"Fleming recognizes that one of our strengths is an ethnically diverse
customer base and associate population," said Scott Northcutt, Executive Vice
President, Human Resources. "Joe's experience developing marketing programs
tailored to ethnic consumers enhances our value proposition to our retailer
customers. Internally, we will continue to implement initiatives to attract
and accommodate ethnically diverse associates." Fleming's initiatives are
centered on clear communications that include bilingual correspondence, signs,
warehouse paging, training and orientation meetings. Introductory business
conversational Spanish classes are currently being conducted and English as a
Second Language classes are planned for this year. "These actions are
centered around our philosophy of servant leadership to create a more open and
supportive culture that contributes to making Fleming a great place to work,"
said Northcutt.
Fleming is a $15 billion company and industry leader in distribution and
has a growing presence in value retailing. Fleming's primary business is
buying and selling merchandise. The company serves approximately
3,000 supermarkets including more than 800 North American stores of global
supermarketer IGA, franchises of Piggly Wiggly and other regional banners,
3,000 convenience stores and nearly 1,000 supercenters, discount, limited
assortment, drug, specialty, e-tailers and other businesses across the
country.
CONTACTS:
(Media) Randy Hatcher 972.906.8823
(Investors) Alan McIntyre 972.906.8126
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CONTACT:
media, Randy Hatcher, +1-972-906-8823, or
investors, Alan McIntyre, +1-972-906-8126, both of Fleming
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