SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN), the nation’s fifth largest food distributor
and leading distributor to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges in
the world, has named Executive Vice President Kathleen Mahoney Chief
Legal Officer. Mahoney has served as Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary for SpartanNash since the merger of Grand Rapids,
Michigan-based Spartan Stores and the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Nash
Finch Company on November 13, 2013. Prior to the merger, Mahoney served
as Nash Finch’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since 2009. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary for Nash Finch. Mahoney joined Nash Finch in 2004
as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel.
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“Merging two multimillion dollar companies into a nearly $8 billion
dollar organization has been an incredible journey, and Kathy has played
an integral role as a member of our executive steering committee,” notes
Dennis Eidson, SpartanNash President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Kathy’s legal expertise and extensive knowledge of the retail,
wholesale, and military distribution industry is a tremendous asset in
not only integrating two large companies onto common platforms with
cohesive management styles and methods of operation but also blending
the people and combining the cultures of companies with 125 year and
nearly 100 year legacies.”
As EVP and Chief Legal Officer, Mahoney serves as an advisor to the
Company’s Board of Directors and senior leadership team. She oversees
SpartanNash’s in-house legal team, which partners with each internal
business segment to help achieve their respective goals with minimal
legal obstacles, and consults with outside counsel as needed. She also
oversees the Corporate Affairs, Communications, Licensing, Government
Affairs, and Aviation team members. Mahoney also serves on the
SpartanNash Foundation Board of Trustees.
Prior to working at Nash Finch, Mahoney was the Managing Partner in the
St. Paul Office of Larson King, LLP. She also spent 13 years with the
law firm of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP. Kathy also worked as
Special Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General's
Office for six years. Kathy earned her JD degree from Syracuse
University College of Law, cum laude, and a BA from Keene State College.
She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Minnesota State,
Wisconsin State and Ramsey County Bar Associations.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq:SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company and the largest food
distributor serving U.S. military commissaries and exchanges in the
world, in terms of revenue. The Company’s core businesses include
distributing food to military commissaries and exchanges and independent
and corporate-owned retail stores located in 46 states and the District
of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bahrain and Egypt. SpartanNash
currently operates 163 supermarkets, primarily under the banners of
Family Fare Supermarkets, No Frills, Bag ‘N Save, Family Fresh Markets,
D&W Fresh Markets, Sunmart and Econofoods.
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