SpartanNash appoints Greg Crane as VP, finance-food distribution; Crane to serve as finance business partner to Bennett Morgan, SVP and chief merchandising officer, and support the food distribution leadership team

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GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan , June 6, 2022 (press release) –

Finance and Operations Expert Steps in to Support Food Distribution, Merchandising Teams

Food solutions company SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced the addition of Greg Crane as Vice President, Finance - Food Distribution. Crane will serve as finance business partner to Bennett Morgan, Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, and support the Food Distribution leadership team.

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Greg Crane (Photo: Business Wire)

Crane's role, effective June 6, includes leadership over budgeting, forecasting, monthly results analysis and risk and opportunity assessment activities for the Food Distribution business. Additionally, he will provide thought leadership and financial guidance on both broad strategic initiatives and day-to-day opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce company operating expenses.

"Our Finance Department is critical to the success of the company's mission to deliver the ingredients for a better life," said Jason Monaco, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We're excited to welcome Greg to our team. His experience leading high-performing teams and developing strategies to improve financial performance and growth will help us achieve our earnings targets and contribute to SpartanNash's Operational Excellence."

Crane, a registered CPA, brings more than 15 years of financial and operational experience with skills in financial management, strategic and financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and performance optimization. Most recently, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for GHSP, Inc. Before that, he spent nearly six years at Wolverine World Wide in a variety of financial and leadership positions.

Crane holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting from Miami University. He lives in Grand Rapids, Mich. with his family.

About SpartanNash

SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life. As a distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, SpartanNash customers span a diverse group of national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e-commerce retailers, U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company's own brick-and-mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers. SpartanNash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and its Our Family® portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states, in addition to distributing to the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Djibouti, Korea and Japan. In addition, the Company owns and operates 145 supermarkets - primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market - and shares its operational insights to drive innovative solutions for SpartanNash food retail customers. Committed to fostering a People First culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,500 strong and growing. For more information, visit spartannash.com.

 

Caitlin Gardner
Senior Manager, Public Relations
press@spartannash.com


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