The Kroger Co. (KR)

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The Kroger Co.

1014 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100
United States
513 762 4000
https://www.thekrogerco.com

Sector(s): Consumer Defensive
Industry: Grocery Stores
Full-time employees: 500,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. William Rodney McMullen	Chairman & CEO	7.01M	4.84M	1961
Mr. Gary Millerchip	Sr. VP & CFO	2.49M	N/A	1973
Mr. Yael Cosset	Sr. VP of Alternative Bus. & Chief Information Officer	2.5M	N/A	1974
Mr. Stuart W. Aitken	Sr. VP and Chief Merchant & Marketing Officer	2.71M	N/A	1972
Mr. Timothy A. Massa	Sr. VP of HR & Labor Relations and Chief People Officer	2.19M	946.39k	1967
Ms. Mary Ellen Adcock	Sr. VP of Operations	N/A	N/A	1976
Mr. Robinson C. Quast	Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Christine S. Wheatley	Group VP, Sec. & Gen. Counsel	N/A	N/A	1971
Ms. Erin Rolfes	Director of Corp. Communications & Media	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Keith G. Dailey	Group VP of Corp. Affairs, Chief Communications Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer	N/A	N/A	1981

Amounts are as of 31 December 2021, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

The Kroger Co. operates as a retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company's marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through 1,613 fuel centers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 2,726 supermarkets under various banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Corporate governance

The Kroger Co.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 February 2023 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 6; Board: 4; Shareholder rights: 7; Compensation: 7.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.