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A&P CEO leaves the company

Sam Martin, who in July 2010 joined the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. as its president and chief executive officer, has left the company. "We all thank Sam for his time at A&P and wish him well in his future endeavors," the company said in a statement. 

At this point Martin's successor as CEO has not been named, but Greg Mays, who has more than 35 years of experience in the supermarket industry, will head the company in the interim.  

"The company has made tremendous headway since Greg Mays was installed as executive chairman over 14 months ago, and Mr. Mays will continue to serve as executive chairman," a spokeswoman for the company said. "At the appropriate time in the company’s 2014 planning process, a new chief executive officer will be identified."

Prior to taking the position as president and CEO at A&P, Martin was the chief operating officer of Office Max. He also held executive positions with Wild Oats and ShopKo, and earlier in his career Martin spent more than 20 years with Fred Meyer. 

Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation's first supermarket chains. The company operates more than 300 stores in six states under the A&P, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, Pathmark, Superfresh and Waldbaum's banners.

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