Supervalu names Dament SVP of retail, merchandising and marketing

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu named Anne Dament its SVP of retail, merchandising and marketing, effective immediately.

In her new role, Dament will lead the company’s retail banner operations, oversee retail merchandising and marketing functions, and report to Mark Gross, Supervalu’s president and CEO.

"I’m thrilled that Anne is joining our leadership team,” said Gross. “As we focus on improving our retail store performance, Anne's experience across varied retail and merchandising disciplines should prove extremely beneficial. Anne is a dynamic, collaborative leader with great experience building and leading high performing teams through transformation and change.”

Dament is a 25-year retail veteran who began her career at Supervalu. She most recently served as SVP, president of merchandising for Target, where she oversaw food merchandising for its grocery business, including perishables, non-perishables, food service and private label brands.

“Returning to Supervalu provides a great opportunity to collaborate with grocery veterans I’ve respected throughout my career. Together, I’m looking forward to bringing a renewed energy to our retail banners,” said Dament.

A native Minnesotan, Dament holds a marketing degree from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn.