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Jack Sinclair is executive vice president of the grocery division for Walmart U.S. He has responsibility for all aspects of grocery merchandising at more than 4,000 stores in the United States. Jack joined Walmart in 2007 from McCurrach, a U.K.-based field merchandising business. He has worked in the retail food business since 1982, when he began his career as a trainee at Shoppers’ Paradise in the United Kingdom. He has also worked for Tesco and Safeway PLC, where he eventually served on the board of directors that led the merger of Safeway PLC and Morrisons. Previously, he served as the European development director for SB Capital, partnering with banks, private financiers and private equity houses to assess, advise and implement strategic retail acquisitions. Jack earned a bachelor's degree in economics and marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Vivek Sankaran is a Board Member at Albertsons, Board Member at Guardian Life Ins Co. Of Amer., and President/CEO at Albertsons. He has worked as Senior VP:Strategy & Dev at PEPSICO INC; SVP GM, South Business Unit Frito Lay at PEPSICO INC; and President/COO at Frito-Lay North America Inc.. Vivek studied at Michigan Ross School of Business between 1991 and 1993, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECH between 1987 and 1988, and Indian Institute of Technology/Madras between 1981 and 1985.

Mr. Potter has over 30 years of experience in the grocery industry, having spent the bulk of his career at Sobeys Inc., one of the largest food retailers in North America and a leader in perishables. During his 26-year tenure at Sobeys, Mr. Potter served in successively senior executive positions. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Operations, having previously served as President Sobeys West, Sobeys Atlantic and President of Multi-Format Operations. As Executive Vice President of Operations, Mr. Potter had full leadership and P&L responsibility for the approximately 800 Full Service and Community stores under the Sobeys, Safeway, Foodland, and Thrifty banners. He earned his Bachelor of Management and MBA at Athabasca University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. Mr. Potter was named to Canada's Top 40 Under 40 for Leadership. He also served as Chairman of the Board for GIFT Atlantic Canada and was a board member of the Coca-Cola Research Council.