RIS’ sister publication Progressive Grocer recently revealed its list for the 16th annual Top Women in Grocery recognition program. This year, the company's judging panel sifted through 1,158 submissions and selected 401 honorees.

The program includes several tiers of recognitions, including Grocery Trailblazer, Rising Stars, Senior-Level Executives, Store Managers, and CPG Trailblazer.

Here’s a quick breakdown of this year’s winners.

2022 Top Women in Grocery Trailblazer

Progressive Grocer selected Mary Ellen Adcock, the SVP of operations for The Kroger Co., as its Grocery Trailblazer. She is responsible for all supermarket stores and divisions, leading the company’s consumer experience strategy — the grocer has 11 million shoppers per day. 

Additionally, Adcock oversees operations for 480,000 associates across nearly 2,800 stores. She focuses on asset protection, process change, productivity improvement initiatives, and enterprise food safety.

Read a Q&A Between Progressive Grocer and Adcock Here

Progressive Grocer also highlighted several leaders within its Senior-Level Executives list, including Ahold Delhaize USA, Food Lion, The Giant Co., Albertsons Cos., Avocados From Mexico, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Campbell Soup Co., The Coca-Cola Co., Dollar General Corp., Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee Inc., The Kroger Co., Meijer, Publix, Sam’s Club, and more. 

Get more details about these winners and find the full list here. 

UGG, HOKA, and Teva parent Deckers Brands announced the promotion of Angela Ogbechie to the newly created role of chief supply chain officer, effective June 24, 2022.

Ogbechie has served in various operational roles at Deckers since 2008, most recently as SVP, global operations & supply chain strategy. In her new role, Ogbechie will oversee all activities related to the global supply chain operations and logistics organization. She will become a member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to Dave Powers, CEO and president of Deckers Brands.

Ogbechie's promotion follows David Lafitte's decision to step down from his role as chief operating officer to accept another opportunity, effective June 24, 2022. The supply chain functions currently reporting to Lafitte will now report to the chief supply chain officer, with other functions transitioning to the appropriate leaders on Deckers' executive team.

"Angela is perfectly suited for this new role, bringing the right mix of expertise and creativity from her 14 years working across all aspects of Deckers' global supply chain operations," said Powers. "Our logistics network was instrumental to our record-breaking success in fiscal 2022, and we expect it will continue to play a meaningful role in our overall operations moving forward. I'd like to thank David for his many years of service to Deckers, particularly his leadership in developing a world-class supply chain organization over his past seven years as COO. I am confident that Angela will pick up where he is leaving off and bring further innovation to our supply chain as we continue to drive growth for the business. I am excited for what is ahead and wish David the best in the next chapter of his career."

"I am honored to take on this new role, particularly at such an important time in the evolution of our supply chain and logistics network," said Ogbechie. "While David leaves large shoes to fill, I look forward to working alongside the talented and dedicated Deckers team to support our continued growth."

Lafitte said, "I'm proud of the Deckers team for everything we have accomplished. It has been my privilege to lead an amazing team and create value for stakeholders amidst several unprecedented global events, while continuing to make a positive impact on the communities we serve. With Deckers in its strongest position to date, I am confident I will be following Deckers' future success for years to come."

Consolidation within the fashion industry is bringing one-stop shopping to inclusive apparel. Dia & Co is acquiring 11 Honoré, increasing access to styles, brands, and price points in sizes 10-32.

The brand’s private label, 11 Honoré Collection, is now available on Dia & Co; however, it will also continue its e-commerce presence on 11honore.com until the brand is fully integrated at www.dia.com in the coming months.

Patrick Herning, founder of 11 Honoré, will continue to lead brand collaborations within the Dia & Co team.

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"The commonality between 11 Honoré and Dia & Co is an ethos of partnership," Herning said in a statement. "Both companies lead the charge helping straight sized brands enter the plus size space impactfully. We've done it tremendously as separate entities, and now that we're joining forces, it's going to be a remarkable change for a customer that deserves more from the fashion industry."

Nadia Boujarwah, Dia & Co CEO, stated that the relationship represents “an enormous leap forward in our mission to deliver true style freedom for our community.” 

Nadia Boujarwah and Lydia Gilbert co-founded Dia & Co in 2015, and the company now carries hundreds of brands including Madewell, Girlfriend Collective, Universal Standard, and Third Love. What began as a direct-to-consumer startup, is now leveraging brand partnerships and a recent nationwide expansion into Nordstrom stores. 

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In addition to 11 Honoré's signature private label collection, the 11 Honoré portfolio also includes brands like Diane Von Furstenberg, Carolina Hererra, Good American, and Tanya Taylor.

“In my two decades as a plus size shopper, the promise of being able to joyfully shop the brands I love for everything from $25 t-shirts to $2,500 dresses, made to fit my body, seamlessly in one place, has been the ultimate dream," Boujarwah said. "Joining forces with 11 Honoré has made that dream a reality on our platform and will fundamentally transform the shopping experience for our customers."

Online personal shopping and styling service Stitch Fix has named Debbie Rose Woloshin its chief marketing officer as of May 23. 

Woloshin was previously the CMO at Marc Jacobs. Before Marc Jacobs, she led marketing at the Frye Company and Ann, Inc. and spent more than 17 years with the Jones Group. Woloshin will report to Stitch Fix CEO Elizabeth Spaulding and lead the company's marketing teams across the US and the UK.

"I'm thrilled to welcome Debbie to Stitch Fix as our new Chief Marketing Officer," said Spaulding. "There are many exciting opportunities on the horizon as we continue to expand our offering and focus on bringing our personalized styling and shopping experience to more clients. Debbie has built and grown some of fashion's most beloved brands, and we're looking forward to the wealth of creative and commercial experience she'll bring to Stitch Fix. Debbie will play a central role in telling our story as we become the global destination for personalized shopping, styling, and inspiration."

"It's a privilege to be joining a company that is such a disruptive force in our industry," said Woloshin. "I'm excited to be part of creating the future of retail and styling with an organization and team that uses technology and feedback in innovative ways across its business. I'm looking forward to supporting our future growth in this next chapter, and helping expand the universe of customers who will benefit from Stitch Fix's service and brand."

Jennifer Litterick, CEO of RIS’ parent company, EnsembleIQ, was recently recognized as a Change-Maker in the information services industry by the Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Awards. 

Produced by AdExchanger and Admonster, the annual awards celebrate leaders who have made an impact in the digital media and advertising technology industry. 

“It is a privilege to be recognized by AdExchanger and AdMonsters as a leader in the information services industry. EnsembleIQ’s success can be attributed to the hard work and dedication of the entire EnsembleIQ team and I am pleased to share this accomplishment with them,” said Litterick. 

Litterick will also participate as a panelist on the c-suite panel “Current State of the Industry” at the MediaGrowth Summit 2022 on June 15. Other panel participants include Paras Maniar, CEO; Bobit and John Yedinak, president and co-founder, Aging Media Network; and Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves, who will moderate the session. 

“I am passionate about the advancement of the information services industry and I look forward to sharing my insights at the Summit,” said Litterick. 

Litterick was appointed CEO of EnsembleIQ to define and execute a new company vision. She  specializes in turning challenged businesses into high-performing assets by quickly assessing changing  market opportunities, talent needs, and core strategy to ensure revenue and growth objectives are  reached. 

Litterick rebuilt the EnsembleIQ executive leadership team with a focus on innovation, and she  created a performance-based culture rooted in nurturing and recruiting high-performing employees — driving company growth. 

EnsembleIQ was recently named a “Best Place to Work in Chicago” by workplace culture evaluation firm Comparably based on a survey of company employees, who also gave  Litterick high ratings for her exceptional leadership.

This article first appeared on the site of sister publication CGT. 

RIS parent companyEnsembleIQ has named Jesse Yeung vice president of marketing. In the newly created position, Yeung will be responsible for EnsembleIQ’s marketing strategy including brand marketing, marketing communications and marketing operations that fuel audience engagement, revenue and business growth.

Yeung has had a long career at Informa Connect. Most recently, he was the marketing director where he was responsible for leading an integrated marketing strategy for digital and event brands in the restaurant, foodservice, catering, grocery, meetings, and special events industries. 

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A strategic and data-driven marketer, Yeung has extensive audience development, demand generation, content marketing, and event marketing expertise supporting business-to-business content and event brands. Earlier in his career, Yeung was with Penton.

“We are fortunate to have Jesse to lead our marketing efforts. He brings a wealth of experience in the business-to-business foodservice, grocery, and meetings/events industries to this important position. Jesse’s role is vital to increasing awareness of EnsembleIQ and our properties in retail, healthcare, and hospitality,” said Joe Territo, executive vice president, content and communications, EnsembleIQ.