The Giant Company shared Friday that it has named Rebecca Lupfer chief financial officer and Dave Lessard senior vice president of operations, customer experience, and perishable distribution, effective today. Both will report to The Giant Company’s president, John Ruane.
“Rebecca and Dave are talented, passionate, and results-driven leaders, with vast retail grocery experience and a deep awareness of our customers and their evolving needs,” said Ruane in a statement. “During their tenures with The Giant Company, they’ve made numerous contributions to our business and their teams, and I know they will continue to do so in their new roles, setting the stage for our company’s continued success.”
In her new role, Lupfer will lead the finance, format, real estate, and strategy departments and Lessard will oversee the retail operations, perishable distribution, and transportation teams.
After beginning her career at Highmark Blue Cross, Lupfer joined Ahold Financial Services in 2005 as a business analyst and held various internal audit positions before transferring to Ahold USA in 2016 as a portfolio lead for seasonal merchandising. She joined The Giant Company in 2018 as director of merchandising planning and was promoted to VP of merchandising, center store, in 2019. Most recently, Lupfer served as divisional president of the company’s Mid-Atlantic division, overseeing retail operations at 100 Giant and Martin’s stores in Central and Western Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, a role she has held since February 2022.
Following a nearly 25-year career at A&P where he held a variety of positions in merchandising and operations, Lessard joined the Ahold Delhaize family of brands in 2002 as director of produce at Giant Landover, where he also served as VP of produce. At Ahold USA, he held a variety of roles including director of produce and VP of produce and floral, helping to lead the transformation of the company’s produce department in 2014. Lessard joined The Giant Company in 2018 as VP of fresh merchandising, overseeing the produce, meat and seafood, bakery, deli, prepared foods, and floral departments; in 2022, he added oversight of the company’s perishable distribution center to his responsibilities.
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