Kroger names Greg Foran as CEO, succeeding Ron Sargent

The Kroger Co. (KR) announced its Board of Directors appointed Greg Foran as CEO, effective immediately. Foran will also join Kroger’s Board of Directors and succeeds Ron Sargent, who served as interim CEO since March 2025. This announcement follows an extensive search process conducted by the Board to identify an innovative retail leader with a strong track record of execution at scale. Foran led Walmart U.S. for six years, where he oversaw a turnaround of the company’s largest division until 2019. He accelerated Walmart’s (WMT) digital capabilities, introducing online ordering and pick up and driving meaningful retail media results. During his tenure, Foran delivered positive comparable sales growth for 20 consecutive quarters and managed more than 4,600 stores and one million associates.