Supervalu Appoints New Southern Cal President

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Supervalu has appointed executive Sue Klug as the new president of its Southern California division. She will replace Pete Van Helden, who will resume the sole role as executive vice president, Retail West after holding both positions since May 2006.

Klug, who most recently served as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Retail West, will oversee operation of Supervalu’s Albertson’s stores in the region. During her 29-year career, Klug initiated a number of key programs, including the creation of ‘3’s a Crowd’ at Albertsons’ and the re-launch of the Lucky store banner in California.

Klug formerly served as senior vice president of sales and merchandising for Albertson’s before it was bought by Supervalu and as senior vice president of sales and merchandising for Lucky Stores. “Sue is a talented executive and has been a real catalyst for change at Albertson’s and now Supervalu,” said Supervalu chief executive officer Jeff Noddle.