SpartanNash Company announced the addition of Bennett Morgan to its executive leadership team. Morgan will serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, effective January 24, 2022 and reporting to SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam. Morgan joins SpartanNash from Amazon, where he helped launch its fast-growing grocery business, including opening physical stores across the country.

He most recently served as Amazon Fresh Category Leader overseeing produce and protein products and having previously managed center store products as well. Prior to Amazon, Morgan served as Vice President, Merchandising for Walmart China and Japan, managing all non-buying portions of the merchandising organization. His key focus areas included cost negotiations and advanced data-led capabilities in assortment, pricing and promotions.

Morgan also spent several years of his career at H-E-B leading store operations, supply chain manufacturing and merchandising, and at the Boston Consulting Group and Citibank. Morgan earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Business Administration from Dartmouth College. Morgan is the seventh addition to the SpartanNash executive leadership team since Sarsam joined the Company in Sept.

2020. His announcement follows last week's promotion of Amy McClellan to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.