WEST DES MOINES, IA – Hy-Vee has appointed Jay Marshall, a 34-year company veteran, as its Chief Operating Officer. He will retain his current title of Executive Vice President as he assumes this new role.

Jay Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, Hy-Vee (Source: BusinessRecord)Marshall will oversee all retail operations and store development initiatives while assuming responsibility for all merchandising areas in the coming months, according to a press release.

During his career with the retailer, Marshall has been a Store Director, Vice President of Center Store, Senior Vice President of Marketing/Merchandising, and Executive Vice President of Hy-Vee’s eastern region.

Marshall is the fourth person in the company’s history to hold the title as COO.

Hy-Vee also announced its Board of Directors for 2016 at the year-end stockholders’ meeting last month. The 17-member board includes eight new directors who were elected to a yearlong term. The full Board of Directors is as follows:

• Randy Edeker (Chairman, CEO, and President)
• Andy McCann (Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer)
• Mike Skokan (Executive Vice President, CFO, Treasurer)
• Jon Wednel (Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer)
• Jay Marshall (Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer)
• Sheila Laing (Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer)
• Brett Bremser (Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer)
• Darren Baty (Executive Vice President of Hy-Vee’s western region)
• Mic Jurgens (Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel)
• Kristin Williams (Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Operations)
• Jamie Franck (District Vice President of Hy-Vee’s eastern district)
• Martin Strokes (Store Director at the Peony Park Hy-Vee in Omaha, Nebraska)
• Matt Schweizer (Store Director at the Muscatine Mainstreet Hy-Vee in Muscatine, Iowa)
• Kevin Mills (Store Director at the Lincoln Center Hy-Vee in Ames, Iowa)
• Jennifer Knesel (Store Director at the Winona Hy-Vee in Winona, Minnesota)
• Todd Wagner (Store Director at the Blue Springs Hy-Vee in Blue Springs, Missouri)
• Dan Vondrak (Store Director at the Hilltop Hy-Vee in Mankato, Minnesota)

Hy-Vee operates more than 235 stores located in eight Midwestern states, including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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