Supervalu EVP Janel Haugarth Plans To Retire In December 2015

(RTTNews) - Supervalu Inc.(SVU) announced that Janel Haugarth, Executive Vice President and President, Independent Business and Supply Chain Services, has informed the Company of her plans to retire on December 26, 2015. Haugarth has spent nearly 40 years with the Company and served in a variety of leadership positions and roles of increasing responsibility, including having been an executive vice president with the Company since 2006.

Mike Stigers, current President of Cub Foods, has been appointed Executive Vice President, Independent Business and Supply Chain to succeed Haugarth. Stigers, who started his grocery career in 1974, has more than 40 years of experience in the grocery industry. Stigers joined SUPERVALU in 2011, and has served in roles as President of Shaw's, one of SUPERVALU's formerly-owned retail banners, and as President of Northern Region, formerly one of the three sales regions within SUPERVALU's Independent Business segment.

Stigers will assume his new responsibilities on December 27, and will report to Bruce Besanko, SUPERVALU's Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.