Fraro completed the National Grocers Association Executive Development Program and last year he received the 2023 Emerging Leader Award from the Massachusetts Food Association. He and his partner, Michael, live in Somers, CT.
“Our people are and always will be the heart of our company," said Michael P. D’Amour, Big Y president and CEO. "They foster and grow our culture of caring, continuous learning and service to each other and our communities. I am excited to have John and Steve join our vice president leadership team as they will help us to challenge how we think, innovate and grow. The most important thing we do as a leadership group is to help educate and empower all our employees to have a voice and to be a part of a team that is committed to Big Y remaining a great place to work and shop for generations to come.”
Nordstrom will be responsible for center store sales, marketing and merchandising programs for grocery, health and beauty care, general merchandise, frozen, dairy as well as space management. He joined Big Y in 1996 as an assistant grocery manager and later held other roles within the operations division, including store director, sales and merchandising mentor and district director.
In 2014, Nordstrom moved to the sales and marketing department as a sales manager and one year later became director of frozen and dairy. By 2018, he was director of health and wellness, including pharmacies, and in 2020, he was named director of center store followed by senior director of center store in 2023.
Photo: John P. Fraro
