UNFI Names President, CFO

UNFI said today that Giorgio “Matteo” Tarditi has been named president and chief financial officer, effective April 15. He succeeds John W. Howard, UNFI’s current CFO, who will leave the company following a transition period.

Tarditi comes to the position after working with business conglomerate GE since 1997. While there, he held positions of increasing responsibility across GE’s Healthcare, Aerospace, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Drilling and Energy Connections, Power Services, and Renewable Energies divisions.

“Matteo is a proven executive who, over the course of his more than 26 years at GE, served as CFO for seven business units, including Renewable Energy and Energy Connections as externally reported segments, and large divisions of the Power, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, and Healthcare businesses. His deep financial expertise and knowledge of these businesses enabled him to successfully drive operational excellence, efficiency, and increased productivity in complex transformations and M&A integrations,” said Sandy Douglas, CEO and president of UNFI, in a statement. 

“We also want to thank John Howard for his years of dedicated service and leadership. John played an instrumental role in the integration efforts following the 2018 Supervalu acquisition and in helping UNFI navigate the challenges of the global pandemic,” he said.

In his new role, Tarditi will oversee corporate finance, treasury, strategy, financial planning and analysis, tax, accounting, investor relations, risk management, and shared services.

“I am thrilled to join UNFI’s talented team, renowned for its customer-centric and collaborative culture,” said Tarditi in a statement. “I am excited by the opportunity to contribute to the mission of feeding families across North America and to support the customer- and supplier-driven strategy and transformation plan for the company. I look forward to leading the finance organization and partnering with the people who make UNFI the market leader and a company that delivers profitable growth and value creation for shareholders.”