A&P Appoints Elizabeth R. Culligan President; Mitchell P. Goldstein Chief Financial Officer.Business Editors MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 25, 2002 The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GAP) today announced the following senior management appointments, effective immediately. Elizabeth R Elizabeth R is a BBC television drama serial that was broadcast in six, 85 minute parts on terrestrial channel BBC Two from February to March 1971. Starring Glenda Jackson in the title role, it was a largely accurate, historical portrayal of the life of Elizabeth I of . Culligan has been named President & Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . She was previously Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. In her new role, Ms. Culligan adds development and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. to her previous responsibility for operations, marketing, category management and supply & logistics. She continues to report to Christian Haub, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Culligan joined A&P in January 2001 from Nabisco Holdings Corp., where she was President of Nabisco International. The company also announced the appointment of Mitchell P. Goldstein as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, also reporting to Mr. Haub. He succeeds Fred Corrado, Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer, who will retire in May. Mr. Goldstein joined A&P in January 2000 as Senior Vice President, Finance. Commenting on the appointments, Mr. Haub said, "Beth Culligan has been instrumental in our company's improvement over the past year. With her outstanding leadership and management expertise, I am confident that she will continue to drive improved results as she assumes her new role. "I am also pleased that Mitch The name Mitch can mean:
Mr. Haub added, "I would like to thank Fred Corrado for his personal and professional support, and his significant contribution to our company. His efforts have been instrumental in positioning A&P for ongoing success." Founded in 1859, A&P was one of the nation's first supermarket chains, and is today one of North America's 10 largest. The Company operates approximately 740 stores in 15 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Ontario, Canada under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, Super Fresh, Farmer Jack, Kohl's, Sav-A-Center, Dominion dominion, power to rule, or that which is subject to rule. Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations—e.g., Canada, Australia, or India. , The Barn Markets, Food Basics
Food Basics is a no-frills Canadian supermarket chain created by A&P Canada to compete with the successful No Frills warehouse style supermarket operated by Loblaw. and Ultra Food & Drug. |
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