DALLAS, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming (NYSE: FLM) today announced J.R.
Campbell will join the company as Executive Vice President, Merchandising and
Supply. Most recently, Campbell served as President, Global Sourcing Division
for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Campbell will join Fleming in early 2002. In this
new position, Campbell will lead Fleming's central procurement, merchandising
and supply chain management to best-in-class status. He will report to
Fleming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hansen.
"J.R. is renown throughout the industry as a world-class expert in
procurement, merchandising and supply chain management," said Hansen. "Now
that Fleming has successfully centralized procurement, we have a tremendous
opportunity to build on what the team has accomplished for customers, vendors
and the company. I am excited J.R. will be leading the enhancements to
Fleming's procurement, merchandising and supply chain management operation."
During his 20-plus year career at Wal-Mart, Campbell served primarily in
product sourcing and merchandising leadership positions. In 1985, Campbell
led the Wal-Mart import operation, based in Hong Kong. He was later named
Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for Wal-Mart Stores,
then promoted to Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Sam's Club. In
1999, Campbell became President of the newly created Global Sourcing Division,
which consolidated the company's procurement of all food, seasonals, general
merchandise, hard goods and domestic products across all divisions for greater
efficiency.
"I am enthusiastic about joining the Fleming team at such a promising
time, when opportunities are so abundant," said Campbell. "There is a
relentless commitment to continuous improvement designed to make Fleming the
great company that associates, customers, and shareholders deserve. I am
eager to help build on the value Fleming already provides to retail customers
of all sizes and formats by supporting the Fleming distribution centers and
the retailers Fleming serves."
Reporting to Campbell will be Phil Murphy, Senior Vice President,
Procurement. "Phil has been instrumental in completing the centralization of
Fleming's procurement operation and continues in his important leadership role
leveraging centralized procurement and accelerating the benefits," said
Hansen. Also reporting to Campbell will be Jeff Manning, Group Vice
President, GMD, and the Yes!Less merchandising team.
Fleming is the 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, 6,800
convenience stores, and more than 2,000 supercenters, discount, limited
assortment, drug, specialty, and other stores across the United States. To
learn more about Fleming, visit our Web site at http://www.fleming.com .
CONTACTS:
(Media) Shane Boyd 972.906.8824
(Media) Randy Hatcher 972.906.8823
(Investors-Equity) Meredith Anderson 972.906.8592
(Investors-Debt) Matt Hildreth 972.906.8126
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