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Kroger CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, W. Rodney McMullen is the Kroger's CEO. Kroger has 465,000 employees, of which 64 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Kroger executive team is 48% female and 52% male.
  • 65% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Kroger management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
W. Rodney McMullen

CEO

W. Rodney McMullen's LinkedIn

William Rodney McMullen (born 1961) is an American businessman, the CEO of Kroger, the second-largest general retailer in the US, since January 1, 2014.

Bernard Kroger

Founder

Gary Millerchip

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Gary Millerchip's LinkedIn

Mr. Millerchip was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 2019. Prior to this, he served as Chief Executive Officer for Kroger Personal Finance since joining Kroger in 2008. Before coming to Kroger he was responsible for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Personal Credit Card business in the United Kingdom. He joined RBS in 1987 and held leadership positions in Sales & Marketing, Finance, Change Management, Retail Banking Distribution Strategy and Branch Operations during his time there.

Yael Cosset

CIO

Yael Cosset's LinkedIn

Mr. Cosset was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer effective May 1, 2019 and is responsible for leading Kroger’s Technology function and digital strategy. Prior to this, Mr. Cosset served as Group Vice President and Chief Digital Officer in since January 2017. and is responsible for leading Kroger’s digital strategy, focused on building Kroger’s presence in the marketplace in digital channels, personalization and e-commerce. Before that, he served as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Information Officer of 84.51° LLC from April 2015 to December 2016. Prior to joining Kroger, Mr. Cosset served in several leadership roles at dunnhumby USA, LLC from 2009 to 2015, including Executive Vice President of Consumer Markets and Global Chief Information Officer.

Ashok Vemuri

Board Member

Clyde R. Moore

Board Member

Karen M. Hoguet

Board Member

Mark S. Sutton

Board Member

Ronald L. Sargent

Board Member

Stuart W. Aitken

SVP, Chief Merchant & Marketing Officer

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Bernard Kroger

Founder

Kroger board members

Name & TitleBio
W. Rodney McMullen

CEO

W. Rodney McMullen's LinkedIn

William Rodney McMullen (born 1961) is an American businessman, the CEO of Kroger, the second-largest general retailer in the US, since January 1, 2014.

Ashok Vemuri

Board Member

Clyde R. Moore

Board Member

Karen M. Hoguet

Board Member

Mark S. Sutton

Board Member

Ronald L. Sargent

Board Member

Anne Gates

Board Member

Elaine Lan Chao

Board Member

Judith Amanda Sourry Knox

Board Member

Kevin M. Brown

Board Member

Kroger leadership demographics

Kroger gender distribution in management team

  • The Kroger executive team is 48% female and 52% male.
  • Kroger is 51% female and 49% male company-wide.
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Male
52%
Company-wide: 49%
Female
Female
48%
Company-wide: 51%

Kroger executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Kroger executive officers is White.
  • 65% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Kroger's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 65% of employees are White.
  • 14% of employees are Black or African American.
  • 11% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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What employees say about the executives at Kroger

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024
Pros of working at Kroger

10% discount on Kroger brands

Cons of working at Kroger

Pay, lack of leadership

Kroger benefits

10% discount on Kroger brands

What do you like best about Kroger's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing

How would you improve Kroger's culture?

Pay better and engage the employees

How did you prepare for the Kroger interview?

I did nothing to prepare for the interview

How does your compensation at Kroger compare to the industry average?

Below average

What's the diversity at Kroger like?

Satisfactory

What brings you the most joy at Kroger?

Leaving at the end of each shift that I complete

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2024
Pros of working at Kroger

None

Cons of working at Kroger

Horrible management, horrible work life balance, horrible hours, lack of employees being hired.

Kroger benefits

None

How would you improve Kroger's culture?

Get rid of the advancement through personal connections and start promoting people by their actual performance.

How did you prepare for the Kroger interview?

I went in when I was 17 and just given a cashier job.

What do you like best about Kroger's CEO and the leadership team?

Nothing

How does your compensation at Kroger compare to the industry average?

Extremely low.

What's the diversity at Kroger like?

There doesn’t seem to be any discrimination of different demographics.

What brings you the most joy at Kroger?

Going home.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2024
Pros of working at Kroger

None that I can think of.

Cons of working at Kroger

Leadership is horrible.

Kroger benefits

Close to the house

What do you like best about Kroger's CEO and the leadership team?

The day I quit they said bye.

How would you improve Kroger's culture?

Have inclusive and diverse leadership.

How did you prepare for the Kroger interview?

I didn’t. I went in when they called me to ask for an interview.

How does your compensation at Kroger compare to the industry average?

Lower than other companies.

What's the diversity at Kroger like?

Zero - there is no representation.

What brings you the most joy at Kroger?

I don’t work there anymore.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2024
Pros of working at Kroger

Many great people work for the company. Especially at the store level.

Cons of working at Kroger

Horrible upper management. Horrible PTO/sick leave policies. This company does not value its people & most people working for this company are miserable. Restrictive work schedules that do not allow for ANY work life balance.

Kroger benefits

None

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

Gaining people skills for future career

Cons of working at Kroger

The Corporate management needs to improve how they run operations because it effects all employees.

Kroger benefits

Forming great relationships with the public and co-workers

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

Paid weekly and great coworkers.

Cons of working at Kroger

Sometimes management is a little slow.

Kroger benefits

Fuel points

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

Dealing with my customers

Cons of working at Kroger

Management

Kroger benefits

I enjoyed the bonus for my team making the ne a t

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

interaction with the customers, attention to detail and co-worker cooperation.

Cons of working at Kroger

Corporate Management. It is my opinion that too much lee-way time is assumed by persons within the first level of the corporate management teams and their managers.

Kroger benefits

Overtime

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

The associates and customers. The ability to coach/mentor associates to improve the customer experience and work environment

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

Weekly pay and benefits

Cons of working at Kroger

There is way too much miscommunication between management and coworkers. Management does not back you up with what your job description says and has you do other people's work. If you do not finish a task they do not help you find a way to complete it nor offer help to complete it. If something is not done to their standards they make you redo it all or you get wrote up for it.

Kroger benefits

The 10% off on Kroger brands and the health benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Kroger

I like that I get to work with many people on a daily basis - people from other grocery departments to managers, to customers. I like this sort of diversity with whom I interact with on a daily basis.

Cons of working at Kroger

The chaos of it all. The miscommunication between the store manager, general managers, and department managers. I feel like I never know what I'm truly supposed to be doing because of such contradicting messages. Also, to top it off most of the time there still is backlash for doing your tasks. It feels like you could've done task A-D correctly but if you didn't get to task E they're upset, or if you made a small mistake they act like it's the end of the world.

Kroger benefits

My favorite perk is the employee discount. I enjoy saving money buying what I need for groceries - it helps to have that extra 10% off on Kroger brands for being an employee.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2022
Pros of working at Kroger

Weekly paycheck, easy work

Cons of working at Kroger

Easy work, bad management, low pay

Kroger benefits

10% off Kroger brand items

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

the other employees

Cons of working at Kroger

low pay, poor management, not consistent schedule

Kroger benefits

grocery discounts

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

The work was super easy, their scheduling system was great, the team was very helpful

Cons of working at Kroger

It was always too hot

Kroger benefits

401k and insurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

The people I work with.

Cons of working at Kroger

I really don’t like how management runs things.

Kroger benefits

Being able to communicate with people or choose to work by yourself.

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

health benefits,people,working inside

Cons of working at Kroger

management,work demand is extreme

Kroger benefits

health insurance

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

Nice environment .comfortable working atmosphere.good team .equality in works

Kroger benefits

Health benefits

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

The schedule and the management.

Cons of working at Kroger

Me being on my feet all day.

Kroger benefits

The ability to have a flexible schedule.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Kroger

I like helping people solve problems

Cons of working at Kroger

The pay sucks and management here isn't the best

Kroger benefits

Health and savings on food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Getting to help customers out.

Cons of working at Kroger

The leadership is terriable and the lack of communication

Kroger benefits

401k plan

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Pay is good for the job.

Cons of working at Kroger

Poor management and a lot of corporate "good ideas".

Kroger benefits

Pay and cheap benefits.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Some employees were very nice.

Cons of working at Kroger

The management

Kroger benefits

Getting a good pay check after working hard

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

People are friendly and most managers care.

Cons of working at Kroger

There isn’t much to complain about. I just want to be in a field I am passionate about.

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Working as a team with other associates. Coaching and training a team.

Cons of working at Kroger

hours

Kroger benefits

Insurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Being able to build my leadership and communication skills.

Cons of working at Kroger

Being limited in promotions

Kroger benefits

The weekly pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

It was very quiet and the managers was very friendly

Cons of working at Kroger

The attitude from some managers

Kroger benefits

Union

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Something different every day. Love my team.

Cons of working at Kroger

Laid off without good reason after almost 20 years. No work/life balance.

Kroger benefits

Great insurance

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Kroger

Great products, atmosphere and management. It was always really fun going there

Cons of working at Kroger

Too crowded

Kroger benefits

Discount on food

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A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

I like the relationships i've built with co-workers over the years

Cons of working at Kroger

The management needs to learn the best way to manage is to hire competent people

Kroger benefits

You can never go wrong with healthcare

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

Not appropriated by my store managers

Cons of working at Kroger

Understaffed everyday and poor management

Kroger benefits

Healthcare

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

I was able to work very close to home.

Cons of working at Kroger

The management was terrible, there was a culture of negativity, gossip, and laziness.

Kroger benefits

Working as a student.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

I loved the people, management worked with me if I had any issues.

Cons of working at Kroger

the pay wasn't great and there wasn't much room to grow (in my situation) although I do know a lot of people who have grown with the company

Kroger benefits

the scheduling was super flexible, you basically make your own schedule

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

good pay and benefits, 401 k, share options

Cons of working at Kroger

long hours, store managers, coordinators

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

The people I have connected with over the years

Cons of working at Kroger

Lack of Work life balance in management and the schedule

Kroger benefits

Cell phone discount

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

Benefits, pay, retirement, employee discounts

Cons of working at Kroger

Environment is extremely hot, Dysfunctional management staff

Kroger benefits

Cross Training

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Kroger

Easy schedule most of the time.

Cons of working at Kroger

The managers did not respect that I had Friday doctors appointments.

Kroger benefits

The scheduled breaks and laid back staff.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Kroger

Advancement opportunities. Pay is comparable to other companies. Benefits are excellent.

Cons of working at Kroger

Different management styles can make it difficult for all locations to be aligned with company goals

Kroger benefits

The benefits are outstanding.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Kroger

I like the job security that I have from working here, and the ease of work intensity.

Cons of working at Kroger

Wage, Respect from management, The conditions the store keeps, the gross misuse of profits.

Kroger benefits

Job safety

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