Associated Grocers Inc. announced Thursday the appointment of David Politz as interim president and CEO, effective immediately.
Politz succeeds Manard Lagasse, Jr., who will leave the grocery wholesaler at the end of this year for another opportunity, according to the press release. Lagasse served in the company’s top leadership role for nearly six years, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Politz has been with Associated Grocers for more than 40 years. He started as a part-time employee while in college and worked his way up to hold numerous leadership positions in the grocer’s information services department as well as its wholesale operations department. Most recently, Politz was the company’s senior vice president and chief information officer, per the announcement.
“Associated Grocers is singularly focused on the long-term success of the independent retailer and, as such, we will continue our efforts to expand, improve, modernize, and automate our facility and systems to ensure that we remain the preferred wholesale distribution and support center for the independent grocery retailer,” Politz said in the announcement.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Associated Grocers services more than 180 retail members across five states.
