Carl Schlicker

Ahold names new Giant-Carlisle/Tops c.e.o.

Giant-Carlisle/Tops c.e.o. Tony Schiano is retiring after 34 years with Ahold, and the parent company has named Carl Schlicker, who has served as Giant-Carlisle/Tops' e.v.p. sales and marketing since 2000, to replace him. In his new position Schlicker will report directly to Lawrence Benjamin, c.o.o. of Ahold's U.S. operations. Schiano will stay on at Giant-Carlisle/Tops until March 15 to ensure a smooth transition.

In 1986 Schlicker joined First National Supermarkets (later part of Edwards Food Stores), after stints at Acme and Pathmark. Over 20 years he has worked at several Ahold companies in a wide range of operational and commercial roles.

Schiano held a number of senior executive positions at current and former Ahold companies, among them Stop & Shop, Bi-Lo, and Edwards Super Food Stores, before rising to president and c.e.o. of Giant-Carlisle in 1997, and then taking on responsibility for Tops Markets in 2003.

Schnucks realigns top brass

In the latest step in an ongoing top leadership transition, St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets has named Scott Schnuck chairman and Todd Schnuck president.

The executive transition at the family-owned grocery chain began nearly a year ago, when Scott Schnuck, 56, took on the chief executive role. Craig Schnuck, Scott and Todd's eldest brother, who has led the company for the past 17 years, stepped down as chairman and chief executive, and will now head the company's executive committee.

Part of the third generation of Schnucks, the three brothers will continue to run the 67-year-old business as a family, but Scott Schnuck now has full responsibility for the direction of the organization and all operating aspects of the company. Schnucks has 101 stores (including five Logli stores) and 98 pharmacies in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Iowa.