Leta D. Priest
- Ms. Priest has over 30 years of executive and senior leadership experience in the retail and consumer packaged goods industries.
- Ms. Priest provides the Board with corporate leadership, public company experience and extensive senior management experience in the retail and consumer packaged goods industries.
- Ms. Priest has been a member of our Board of Directors since September 2018 and is chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee.
Ms. Priest was a key leader in food for Walmart from May 2003 to November 2015 during Walmart’s expansion of grocery, including serving as Senior Vice President and General Merchandising Manager, Fresh Food from 2009 to 2015. Ms. Priest also served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager in other key areas of food for Walmart from January 2007 through 2015. Ms. Priest began her career with Walmart as Vice President of Food Development. Ms. Priest joined Walmart from Safeway, where she served as Vice President Corporate Brands, North America from January 1998 to April 2003. Prior to her time at Safeway, Ms. Priest had 11 years of consumer products experience in senior leadership roles across brand management and product development with The Torbitt & Castleman Company and Dole Food Company. Ms. Priest serves as a director on the board of Milo’s Tea Company, a privately held company, since April 2018. Ms. Priest previously also served on the private company board of Gehl Foods from November 2019 through June 2024.