Influential Women: Donna Morris, Walmart
As chief people officer of Walmart, Donna Morris leads a team responsible for attracting, retaining and developing talent for the world’s largest retailer. Her people team supports Walmart’s 2.
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Influential Women: Angie Nelson, Hy-Vee
Helping patients live healthier lives is Angie Nelson’s top priority. As senior vice president of pharmacy at Hy-Vee, Nelson leads the company’s largest department, which includes more than 275 retail pharmacies across the Midwest.
Influential Women: Jill Pavlovich, Albertsons Cos.
Albertsons Cos. is winning recognition these days for providing superlative digital and e-commerce experiences , and much of the credit for these achievements goes to Jill Pavlovich, senior vice president of digital customer experience, and her team. Pavlovich joined Albertsons Cos.
Influential Women: Michelle Peluso, CVS Health
As chief customer and experience officer of CVS Health, Michelle Peluso leads a culture of consumer-centricity across the company to make health care more convenient and more affordable, and to improve the quality of outcomes for the 100 million consumers who interact with the brand annually.
Influential Women: Rebecca Powers, Dollar General
Ensuring the on-time delivery of goods is no easy task for any retail location, but for Dollar General, the nation’s fastest-growing retailer by store count with more than 20,000 stores across the U.S. and Mexico, it’s even more of a feat.
Influential Women: Bonita Price, Dollar Tree
Bonita Price is senior vice president of merchandising for the Family Dollar unit of Dollar Tree Inc., where she is responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s nonconsumables businesses across some 7,900 stores.
Influential Women: Laura Raney, Kroger Health
Laura Raney’s career at Kroger Co. spans more than 30 years, starting in 1991 as an assistant pharmacy manager in Knoxville, Tenn. She currently is a national health and wellness director for Kroger Health.
Influential Women: Jessica Ringena, Hy-Vee
Since joining Hy-Vee Inc. in 2015, Jessica Ringena’s career has included a remarkable trajectory in leadership positions across multiple areas of the company, including finance, technology and health care.
Influential Women: Jennifer Saenz, Albertsons Cos.
Jennifer Saenz, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Albertsons Cos., says she spends a great deal of time thinking about the retailer’s shoppers and “all of the special things that make us distinct in the marketplace.” Since joining Albertsons Cos.
Influential Women: Jill Sando, Target
In the last several years, Target has reshuffled the top echelon of its merchandising leadership, shifting responsibility for different segments of the retailer’s offerings to its most gifted executives as its business has rapidly evolved.
Influential Women: Leslie Sarasin, FMI
Leslie Sarasin was named president and chief executive officer of FMI – The Food Industry Association, in 2008, when it was still known as the Food Marketing Institute.
Influential Women: Katie Scanlon, Publix
Katie Scanlon is a forceful advocate for pharmacy, with a firm belief that pharmacists are a critical yet underutilized component of health care.
Influential Women: Vinima Shekhar, Walmart
Vinima Shekhar, vice president of merchandising for wellness at Walmart, is responsible for developing and implementing the retailer’s wellness strategies, with a focus on expanding access to affordable health and wellness products and services.
Influential Women: Jennifer Silberman, Dollar Tree
As chief sustainability officer for Dollar Tree Inc., Jennifer Silberman oversees corporate citizenship and ESG for the company and its more than 16,000 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in the United States and Canada.
Influential Women: Karen Staniforth, Rite Aid
Karen Staniforth began her pharmacy career in 1982 in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8,000 miles from Rite Aid Corp.’s headquarters. Though she is now chief pharmacy officer at Rite Aid, she never thought she’d actually become a pharmacist when she was younger.
Influential Women: Marie Sylla-Dixon, Albertsons Cos.
Marie Sylla-Dixon was named senior vice president of government and external relations for Albertsons Cos. last March. In this role, she is responsible for leading and advancing Albertsons Cos.