Retailer sees familiar faces take leadership roles

After 25 years working his way from sacker to store director in Albertsons Food & Drug, Ammons joined the United team in 2000 as an assistant store director. He was promoted to regional vice president for the Amarillo region where he lived for 12 years. In 2017, he became vice president of strategic initiatives for The United Family.

“Greg is strong at leading teams and delivering results,” Hopper said. “He will continue running critical strategic projects for our company, while assuming responsibility for our distribution facilities.”

Ammons has received several awards for his volunteer service, especially invested with United Way and food banks in the communities where he lived. When not working, he is an avid hunter and angler.

Farr has navigated the United e-commerce business as it grew by 400 percent — in the last month. He started his career at United in 2005 as a checker and went on to serve as grocery manager and as service manager at two different stores, before landing the role of assistant store director. In 2016, he launched e-commerce for the United division, leaning on his degree in business management from Abilene Christian University.

“Chris began his career in retail and has played a pivotal role in the launch and success of e-commerce in our company,” Hopper said. ”He is ready for this next step.”

(Pictured above are Tony Crumpton, Greg Ammons and Chris Farr.)