The Kroger Co. on Wednesday said that it promoted the head of one of its regional grocery chains to replace outgoing King Soopers president Russ Dispense, who is retiring after with the company.
Dennis Gibson, president of The Kroger Co.’s QFC division in Seattle, plans to move to Denver and start his new role on July 1. Dispense’s last day is June 30.
Neither Dispense nor Gibson were made available for comment by Kroger.
Dispense, a Colorado native, joined King Soopers in 1965 as a courtesy clerk and made his way up the chain. He became president of King Soopers in 2001.
Gibson, who started his retail career in 1976 at a Utah department store, was working in leadership positions at grocery chain Fred Meyer when . Gibson went on to become vice president of operations for Kroger’s Columbus division in 2011 and ultimately was , a grocery brand based in the Seattle area, in 2014.
King Soopers, which also operates City Market stores, had in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. It also had 65 QFC stores.
