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Roundy’s names new board member, lead director

Roundy’s Inc., a leading grocer in the Midwest, has appointed Kimberly L. Feil to its board of directors and Gregory P. Josefowicz as its lead director. Robert A. Mariano, Roundy’s president and chief executive officer, will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

Feil currently serves as CEO of bizHive. She brings to the board proven retail marketing experience and a keen understanding of consumer insights, marketing strategy and change management. Feil’s prior experience includes the chief marketing officer role at OfficeMax, Walgreen Co. and Sara Lee North America.

Prior to her tenure at Sara Lee Corp., Feil was the senior marketing officer at Kimberly-Clark Corp. Earlier in her career Feil was the CEO of Mosaic InfoForce, a joint venture between Mosaic and Information Resources Inc., and she also held a senior vice president of strategic planning role with Dr Pepper/7UP Inc.

“We are pleased to welcome Kim to the board of directors," Mariano said in a press release. "The addition of Ms. Feil further strengthens our board. We will benefit from her management expertise and retail experience and I look forward to working with Kim."

In addition to Josefowicz's role as lead director, he will also chair the nominating and corporate governance committee. Josefowicz has been a director of Roundy’s since March 2012.

The new role of lead director is intended to include responsibilities such as presiding at all meetings at which the chairman is not present, serving as a liaison between the chairman and the independent directors, approving information sent to the board and approving meeting agendas and time schedules for the board. Roundy’s lead director also has the authority to call meetings of the independent directors.

“Greg is well-suited for the role of lead director and I look forward to working closely with him and all members of the Board going forward,” Mariano said in the release.

Josefowicz has been a private investor for the past five years. From 1999 to 2006, he served as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of the Borders Group. Thereafter, until January 2008, Josefowicz was an advisor to Borders’ board of directors. Before joining the Borders Group, he served as CEO of the Jewel/Osco division of American Stores Co. until its merger with Albertson’s Inc. After the merger, he became president of Albertson’s Midwest region.

Josefowicz is a director and member of the Audit Committee of the board of directors of United States Cellular Corp., and a member of the board of directors of True Value Co. He is also a member of the board of advisors of Kehe Foods. He previously served as the lead director and member of the Audit Committee of the board of directors of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., as a director of Ryerson Inc. and Spartan Stores and the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of PetSmart Inc.

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