Whole Foods Market Competitors

Craig Jelinek assumed the position of President, Chief Operating Officer and Director in February 2010. Prior to being named President by the Board of Directors, he held various senior management positions in Operations and Merchandising, including the position of Executive Vice President and COO of Merchandising since 2004. Prior to joining the Company in 1984, Mr. Jelinek held various management positions with Fed-Mart and Gemco.

Michelle D. Gass (Petkers) is an American businesswoman who currently serves as the CEO and Director of Kohl's Corporation, a position she has held since May 2018.

Heyward Donigan is an Exec VP/Chief Mktg Officer at Premera Blue Cross, Chief Executive Officer at MISTAKE/ Do yours., and Chief Executive Officer at MDX MEDICAL INC and is based in Tampa, Florida. He has worked as Board Member at Kindred at Home, President/CEO at Beacon Health Options, and Chief Executive Officer at Rite Aid. Heyward studied at University of Virginia and New York University between 1987 and 1992.

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.

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.

President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of Tractor Supply.Member of the Business Roundtable. Serve on the Board of Directors for Sealed Air (SEE) and the Board of Directors for National Retail Federation (NRF). Previously served on the Board of Directors for Buffalo Wild Wings.Passionate about the intersection of retail and digital at scale with previous experiences at Macy's, ebay, The Home Depot, and McKinsey.Earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia and dual bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering, and pulp and paper science and technology from North Carolina State University.Married to Jodie King Lawton with three kids. Active participants in sports, schools, community activities and charitable causes.

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.

Robert W. Eddy is an Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC..