Suzy Monford currently serves as Chairman & CEO for Heritage Grocers Group. She is an internally recognized retailer, with a proven track record of transformational leadership with industry-leading food retailers.

Prior to joining Heritage Grocers Group, Suzy spent more than 25 years in leadership roles in the US, Australia and the UK. Her roles include: CEO of PCC Community Markets, the nation’s largest chain of co-op grocers, Group Vice President and President for the Kroger Company, CEO of Andronico’s Community Markets, and CEO of Cheers Inc.. She has twice been awarded TWIG from Progressive Grocer, as CEO of Andronico’s Community Markets, and later for the Kroger Company.

Across her career, she has pioneered innovation in digital retailing, ecommerce, concept design and go-to-market strategies; she has been named Top Woman in Retail Tech, as well as Top Disruptor for those efforts.
Suzy holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. She serves on the boards of directors for the Heritage Grocers Foundation/Cardenas Markets Foundation, FMI- The Food Industry Association, California Grocers Association and Clean Harvest Farms. She is a certified health coach and group exercise instructor and works to create healthy living education for her teams and foundation work.