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Kroger CEO resigns after board investigation into his ‘private conduct’

Editorial Board Published March 3, 2025
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Kroger Co. CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned from his put up following an investigation into his private conduct, the corporate introduced Monday.

Kroger mentioned in a press release that McMullen’s conduct was “unrelated to the business” however was nonetheless “inconsistent with Kroger’s Policy on Business Ethics.” McMullen’s removing comes months after Kroger ended a $25 billion merger with Albertsons beneath his management. Albertsons sued Kroger for breach of contract, arguing they tanked the deal.

“On February 21, the Board was made aware of certain personal conduct by Mr. McMullen and immediately retained outside independent counsel to conduct an investigation, which was overseen by a special Board committee. Mr. McMullen’s conduct is not related to the Company’s financial performance, operations or reporting, and it did not involve any Kroger associates,” the corporate mentioned in a press release.

Ronald Sargent has now been appointed chairman of the board of administrators and interim CEO in McMullen’s place.

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Rodney McMullen, chief govt officer of Kroger Co., throughout a Bloomberg Tv interview in New York, US. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

“As interim CEO, I am committed to working alongside our proven and experienced management team and dedicated associates to ensure Kroger continues providing exceptional value for our customers,” Sargent mentioned in a press release.

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“Kroger has been a special place throughout my retail career after spending summers in college working in stores, as well as my first ten years after business school at corporate headquarters, before more recently serving as lead independent director. My decades here have given me a full appreciation of what makes Kroger unique, and I am excited to work even more closely with this talented team. I plan to be a steady, but active hand in the execution of our strategy,” he continued.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigned from his place on Monday. (Photographer: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)

Sargent has been a Kroger director since 2006 and has served because the lead director of Kroger since 2017. He spent the primary 10 years of his skilled profession at Kroger, working in a number of roles throughout shops, gross sales, advertising and marketing, manufacturing and technique. Sargent is a veteran retail operator and chief with 35 years of expertise, together with because the chairman and CEO of Staples, Inc., Kroger says.

A split image of Kroger and Albertsons storefronts

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The Kroger-Albertsons deal would have been the most important merger within the historical past of the grocery business.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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