Sector: Consumer Staples
Director information for GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY F. JAROS | President; Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee | 48 | ["Substantial executive management expertise on a broad range of management topics","Extensive knowledge as a global consumer and industrial products leader","Oversaw a large North American omnichannel and consumer business at GOJO","Advised retail, consumer products and industrial sectors at Bain","Financial and accounting expertise","Led a massive supply chain systems redesign following the COVID pandemic"] | ["Compensation","Audit and Risk","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| ERIC J. LINDBERG, JR. | Chairman of the Board | 55 | ["Significant experience in the retail and consumer packed goods industries","Long service to Grocery Outlet as a private company and then as a public company","Proven executive manager","Deep knowledge of operations, finances, strategies, and industry","Strong growth focus across macroeconomic cycles","Unique perspective regarding oversight of enterprise risk management"] | [] | 2026 |
| FELICIA D. THORNTON | Independent Director | 62 | ["Over 30 years of executive leadership experience in retail, grocery, and specialty sectors.","Proven expertise in corporate finance, strategic high growth, operations, restructuring and governance.","Decades of experience as a public company board director with multiple companies in varied industries.","Recognized for board governance and audit leadership."] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| FRANCES L. ALLEN | Independent Director | 63 | ["Over 40 years of consumer experience and food industry leadership","Demonstrated expertise across brand strategy, marketing, franchising, technology and operations","14 years of leadership experience and success with turnaround situations","Experience in brand revitalization, back of house transformation and front of the house execution","Seven years of public company board experience and seven years of experience as a CEO"] | ["Audit","Nominating and Governance"] | 2026 |
| Jason Potter | Director and President and Chief Executive Officer | 55 | ["More than 30 years of grocery retail experience","Strong executive leadership experience","Expertise in large-scale operations, complex supply chain and logistics, marketing, merchandising and strategy","Experience in governance, risk management and strategic oversight","Depth of experience with a franchise operating model"] | [] | 2026 |
| Jeffrey R. York | Director and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee; Independent Director | 62 | ["Extensive knowledge of the grocery and food retail industries","Experience in leading rapid growth in store count and sales","Substantial executive management expertise","Financial and accounting expertise","Experience in corporate strategy and oversight of supply chain","Canadian public company director roles"] | ["Audit and Risk Committee","Audit and Risk","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| JOHN "JEB" E. BACHMAN | Independent Director; Director, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee | 70 | ["Extensive financial and accounting expertise","Business strategy","Internal controls","Financial reporting","Enterprise risk oversight experience","Audit committee financial expert","Public company director experience","Deep experience in operations, finance, risk management and strategic planning"] | ["Audit and Risk","Compensation","Audit and Risk Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| LAWRENCE “CHIP” P. MOLLOY | Independent Director; Director and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | 64 | ["Extensive financial and retail leadership experience across executive roles in retail, consulting, private equity and financial services.","Deep grocery retail expertise, with particular strength in fresh food, pet, vertical apparel and consumer electronics categories.","Significant public company board experience with more than 19 years of collective service over six public company boards.","Recognized public company financial expert; served as Chair of the Audit Committee on six public company boards.","Comprehensive financial background encompassing strategy, financial planning and analysis, treasury, internal audit and control, real estate and risk management.","Broad retail operating experience, including retail finance, store operations, merchandising, corporate functions, business performance management and multi-channel.","Demonstrated ability to scale businesses by accelerating growth while improving operating margins and overall profitability.","Recipient of Institutional Investor’s Chief Financial Officer of the Year for Specialty Retail.","Proven track record of driving stockholder value through increased stock price, improved return on invested capital and increased market capitalization."] | ["Audit and Risk","Audit and Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| MARY KAY HABEN | Director, Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee | 69 | ["Substantial M&A, operating, digital, marketing, and brand management experience","Long-tenured current board member of two public companies","Significant oversight expertise in governance, compensation, finance, digital transformations and AI","Deep knowledge of and ability to analyze the overall consumer-packaged goods industry","Experience includes two significant directorships with consumer-packaged goods/food companies"] | ["Compensation","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Audit and Risk","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
| MICHAEL K. KOBAYASHI | Independent Director; Director and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee | 61 | ["Over 20 years of executive leadership in off-price retail spanning technology, supply chain, distribution, inventory allocation, merchandising operations and store operations.","Extensive supply chain and distribution expertise, including network design, capacity expansion and sustained productivity improvement across large-scale, high-volume operations.","Demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation and technology modernization programs that contributed to significant and sustained improvements in financial performance.","Successfully built enterprise data analytics and AI capabilities, including data strategy, master data management and dedicated analytics organizations.","18 years at a leading global professional services firm, rising to equity Partner, with deep expertise in designing and leading large-scale operational and technology transformation programs at the senior executive level."] | ["Audit and Risk","Audit and Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
