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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bi-Lo Holdings LLC has named Ian McLeod president and chief executive officer, effective March 2.
Bi-Lo Holdings LLC has named Ian McLeod president and chief executive officer, effective March 2.
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McLeod, who previously ran the Australian retailer Coles, will succeed Randall Onstead.
"Ian is a proven leader with more than 30 years of expertise and a strong track record of driving profitable growth," Bi-Lo’s board noted in a statement. "In his time running over 2,200 Coles food, liquor and convenience stores, which employs 100,000 associates across Australia and includes over 760 full-service supermarkets, he led a major turnaround in that business, improving the quality and value of products as well as the service and store standards offered to customers."
The board added that it is confident McLeod will be able to drive growth at Bi-Lo Holdings, which operates the BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie supermarket chains.
"I am excited to move to the U.S. and join the team at this important time," McLeod said. "I look forward to leveraging my experience to help build upon Bi-Lo Holdings’ reputation by serving our loyal customers even better, attracting new customers through great quality and value and further strengthening our competitive position within the industry."
McLeod previously served as group commercial director for Wesfarmers Group, which operates supermarkets, discount department stores and home improvement and office supply outlets, and is also involved in coal production and export, chemicals, energy and fertilizers, and industrial and safety products.
Wesfarmers Group acquired Coles in late 2007 and named McLeod as managing director. Before that McLeod was CEO of Halfords Group PLC, a British retail chain specializing in car parts, cycling products and outdoor leisure goods. He also spent 20 years with Asda supermarkets, the British supermarket group acquired by Walmart in 1999.
