EMERYVILLE, CA - Grocery Outlet announced the appointment of Christopher Miller as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 6, 2025. He will report directly to Eric Lindberg, Grocery Outlet’s Chairman of the Board and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Grocery Outlet is an exceptional company with a powerful business model and an incredible culture that I can’t wait to be part of,” Miller said in a recent press release. “I’m excited to get to work as we chart an exciting next chapter for the company.”

Miller joins Grocery Outlet from Shamrock Foods Company, the largest family-held food service distributor in the western United States, where he was the company’s CFO for nearly two years. Prior to that, he spent over 15 years at Core-Mark Holding Co., the leading marketer of fresh food and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America, holding various financial and leadership roles, including EVP and Chief Financial Officer and VP and Chief Accounting Officer.

In addition, Miller’s background also includes a variety of finance and accounting roles with retail and consumer products companies including Cost Plus World Market, Levi Strauss & Co., and Hermes.

“We are thrilled to welcome Chris Miller to the Grocery Outlet team,” Eric Lindberg said. “Chris is an accomplished CFO who brings a wealth of finance, accounting, business strategy, and public company experience to the table that we are confident will benefit our independent operators, shareholders, and our business as we continue to grow. We look forward to working with him to shape the future of Grocery Outlet.”

Upon Miller’s appointment, Lindsay Gray, who has been serving as Interim CFO for the Company since March of this year, will continue her role of Senior Vice President, Accounting (Principal Accounting Officer), which she held prior to the appointment as Interim CFO.

“We would like to thank Lindsay for stepping up and leading as Interim CFO during a pivotal year for the business, and we are fortunate to have her continued leadership over our accounting and reporting function moving forward,” Lindberg added.

Congratulations to Christopher Miller on this new role!