Supervalu’s Noddle to receive award from Network of Executive Women

CHICAGO Jeff Noddle, executive chairman of Supervalu, was named the Network of Executive Women’s Outstanding Champion for 2009 on Thursday.

Noddle will receive the award Aug. 31 during a consumer products industry luncheon at the GMA Executive Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“Supervalu is the epitome of what NEW looks for in a partner and champion,” stated Alison Kenney Paul, NEW president and a principal with Deloitte Consulting. “Jeff and the Supervalu team have been steady supporters of the Network’s mission, and I am so happy to be able to add them to our impressive list of champions.”

The Outstanding Champion award, sponsored by Deloitte, is presented each year to a senior-level consumer products industry leader “who has consistently championed the mission of NEW, created diverse, high-performance work teams, demonstrated the business imperative of diversity and inclusion, and challenged the industry to remain an employer of choice.”

“Supervalu executives serve on both our regional and national committees, where they have freely shared their diversity best practices that make them a leader in our industry,” stated Joan Toth, NEW’s executive director. “This is the second time a Supervalu executive has been named a NEW Outstanding Champion, proving again their dedication to our organization.”