Hy-Vee announced at its annual stockholder’s meeting that Kevin Sherlock, Georgia Van Gundy, Jeremy Gosch, Donna Tweeten, and Aaron Wiese will take on additional responsibilities at the company.
Sherlock, a long-time executive with the company, will serve as chief operating officer, spearheading retail grocery operations. He came to the position from the role of EVP and chief merchandising officer.
Sherlock’s Hy-Vee career began in 1986 as a part-time courtesy clerk at the North Dodge Street Hy-Vee in Iowa City. He worked in several management positions before being named vice president of business development in 2013. In 2020, he added non-foods to his responsibilities, and, later that year, he was named executive vice president and chief retail officer. He was promoted to his chief merchandising officer position earlier this year.
Van Gundy was promoted to chief of staff, in addition to executive vice president and chief customer officer. Van Gundy will also serve as the chief administrative officer for the company, which includes oversight of human resources, government relations, community relations, communications, customer care, DEI initiatives, risk management, training and education, and food safety.
Van Gundy joined the Hy-Vee leadership team in 2019 as senior vice president of administration, industry, and government relations. In 2020, she was promoted to executive vice president, chief administrative officer, and chief customer officer. Prior to Hy-Vee, she served as executive director of the Iowa Business Council, an organization made up of CEOs and top executives from the 23 largest employers in Iowa.
Gosch was named vice chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Gosch started his Hy-Vee career in 1996 as a part-time clerk at the Coralville, Iowa, store. He held store leadership positions in several communities before joining Hy-Vee’s executive leadership team in 2012 as assistant vice president of operations for Hy-Vee’s northeast region. He was promoted through various executive leadership roles in merchandising, marketing, strategy and operations before being named president, chief operating officer, in December 2021.
Donna Tweeten was promoted to president of the company and will oversee Hy-Vee’s private brands, merchandising, marketing, and digital initiatives. She will also oversee the operations of Hy-Vee’s new retail media network Red Media. Tweeten’s promotion marks the first time a woman has been named president of Hy-Vee.
Tweeten’s career with Hy-Vee began in 2006 as assistant vice president of communications. She participated in various executive-level leadership positions until 2020, when she was also named chief of staff in addition to being executive vice president, chief marketing officer/chief customer officer.
Aaron Wiese was also named president of the company and will now be responsible for the operations of all Hy-Vee’s healthcare and retail pharmacy locations, as well as Hy-Vee’s newest subsidiary Hy-Vee Healthcare, LLC. Wiese will also oversee new technology initiatives for the company and continue his leadership of overseeing several Hy-Vee subsidiaries, along with Hy-Vee’s supply chain and distribution operations across the company’s region.
Wiese’s Hy-Vee career began in 1993 as a high school student. He held various positions of increasing responsibility in Hy-Vee’s health and wellness operations. In 2021, he became president of digital growth and co-chief operating officer. In December of that year, he was named president of subsidiaries/supply chain, and the next year, he was named president of Hy-Vee Healthcare.
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