Kroger Names Emilee De Martino Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR ) today announced Emilee De Martino will serve as its next Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. De Martino succeeds Tim Massa, who announced he will be retiring September 18. De Martino plans to begin her time at Kroger by engaging with associates in stores, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities and offices across the country.

De Martino joins Kroger from McDonald's Corporation, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for International Operated Markets. In that role, she led people strategy across 19 countries and a workforce of more than 750,000 employees, working closely with business leaders to drive growth, transformation and an elevated employee experience. During her eight years at McDonald's, De Martino made significant contributions to the company, including shaping and embedding the company's People Brand Standards and Values across the global system and advancing enterprise transformation efforts to fuel sustainable growth. Known for her commitment to talent development and employee experience, she fostered a high-performing, people-first culture, contributing to record levels of restaurant crew retention across the International Operated Markets.

Prior to McDonald's, De Martino served as Vice President of Change and Culture at CNA Financial Corporation, where she led organizational transformation initiatives, including multiple system transformations, organization redesign and modernization efforts throughout the company. During her tenure, ...