Stater Bros. names new senior director, real estate

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. has named Michael Reed as the company’s senior director of real estate.

"We have great confidence that Michael will do an outstanding job of leading our real estate division," said chairman and CEO Jack H. Brown. "His management and real estate expertise will help Stater Bros. meet our present and future real estate needs."

Reed has more than 13 years of retail real estate experience and has held various leadership positions with other retailers. He most recently served as real estate store development manager for Starbucks and was responsible for growing the company's Midwest and Western mountain regions. He also worked for a major supermarket chain, including nine years in Southern California working his way through the ranks from real estate coordinator to director of real estate.

Reed has a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Boise State University and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), where he served as the Illinois State Retail Chairman from 2011–2013.