Biography

Tony Sarsam was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2023. Since 2020, Mr. Sarsam has held the position of CEO of SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN), a global food distribution and retail grocery company. Throughout his career, which spans nearly four decades in the food industry, Mr. Sarsam has served in various executive leadership roles, including CEO of Borden Dairy Company, CEO of Ready Pac Foods, President of the Nestlé USA Direct Store Delivery Company, and Group Vice President of Go-to-Market Strategy at PepsiCo. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors at SpartanNash, Mr. Sarsam serves as Chairman of the SpartanNash Foundation and Vice Chair of the Food Industry Association.

Mr. Sarsam holds a Bachelor of Science, Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University and a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University.

Mr. Sarsam’s qualifications to serve on the Board of Directors include his extensive leadership experience in the food industry, namely in CEO roles at both public and private companies, as well as public company board experience.