She succeeds Bob Dimond, who will be retiring

BOISE, Idaho – Sharon McCollam will join Albertsons Cos. as president and chief financial officer on September 7, reporting to chief executive officer Vivek Sankaran. McCollam succeeds Bob Dimond, who will be retiring and will remain with the company as an advisor through February 2022 to ensure a seamless transition.

Sharon McCollam

 

McCollam previously served as executive vice president, chief administrative and chief financial officer at Best Buy. Before retiring from that post in 2016, she is credited with co-piloting Best Buy’s Renew Blue omnichannel transformation. Before that McCollam held several transformational leadership positions at Williams-Sonoma from 2000 to 2012, including serving as chief operating and chief financial officer from 2006 to 2012. Since retiring from Best Buy, McCollam has served on several corporate boards, including companies with a strong consumer, e-commerce, and healthcare presence.

As president and chief financial officer of Albertsons Cos., McCollam will assume responsibility for finance, corporate strategy, information technology, supply chain operations, and property development. She will be involved in all aspects of the company’s growth and transformation strategy.

“I am thrilled to have Sharon join the Albertsons team,” Sankaran said. “We are entering the next phase of our transformation, centered on building deeper relationships with customers through data, technology, and connected omni-channel solutions. Sharon has done just this throughout her career, helping to engineer multiple retail transformations, including the spectacular turnaround of Best Buy and the digital transformation at Williams-Sonoma. Sharon is well-known for her expertise in retail operations and digital growth strategies as well as her passion for building customer-centric cultures. I look forward to working closely with her to architect the evolution of our strategy and create value for all of our stakeholders.”

Sankaran also thanked Dimond for his contributions to the company over the past seven years.

“He has established a strong foundation for our finance team and was extremely instrumental in our IPO,” Sankaran said. “Bob helped us deliver consistent financial results, improve our balance sheet, and elevate the level of investment in our business. We wish him the very best in his retirement.”

McCollam said she was thrilled to be joining Albertsons’ leadership team.

“Albertsons Cos. is a family of iconic brands that empowers and values its people, obsesses over exceeding the expectations of its customers, communities and associates, and operates at the highest levels of humility and integrity in everything it does,” she said. “It is thriving because its culture is built on values that its people and communities cherish and want to protect. It is a privilege to be joining this incredibly high-performing team and to be stepping back into such an exceptional opportunity that will allow me to leverage my broad multi-brand, multi-channel, and transformation experience as well as participate in one of the most exciting customer-centric digital transformations in integrated grocery and pharmacy today. I could not be more excited to take on this challenge and create the kind of change that will inspire our associates, our customers, and our shareholders.”