American retail executive who served as co-CEO of Whole Foods Market (2010–2017) alongside John Mackey — managing the company's operational scale while Mackey focused on vision and culture — and who was seen as the operational counterpart to Mackey's visionary role.
Managed Whole Foods' operational scaling as co-CEO — the supply chain, store expansion, and P&L during the period of the company's greatest growth — demonstrating the co-CEO model where a visionary founder partners with a skilled operator.
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