Wakefern puts three execs in new roles

From left: Paul Gotthelf, Bob Rohlander and Roger Savoia

KEASBEY, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp. announced Monday that it had promoted three of its executives to new leadership roles.

Paul Gotthelf has been named VP engineering after serving as the company’s VP retail operations. Gotthelf is succeeding the current VP engineering, Dennis Daniels, who is planning to retire in January. Taking over for Gotthelf as VP retail operations will be Bob Rohlander, who has 30 years’ experience at Wakefern and was most recently the company’s meat division VP. Roger Savoia, Wakefern’s meat procurement manager, will fill Rohlander’s place in the meat division.

“We are excited that these three executives are taking their institutional knowledge, leadership abilities and accomplishments to new roles at Wakefern,” company president and COO Joe Sheridan said. “We congratulate them and wish them well.”