The Kroger Co. announced that Kevin Brown and Amanda Sourry (Judith Amanda Sourry Knox) have been elected to the company's board of directors, effective January 27, 2021. On January 25, 2021, Bobby Shackouls notified the Board of his intention to retire from the Board and its committees effective as of January 27, 2021. Mr. Shackouls’ retirement follows over 21 years of service on the Board and various Board committees, with 5 years of service as Lead Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Sourry has been appointed to serve on the Compensation and Talent Development Committee of the Board and Mr. Brown has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Brown serves as executive vice president of global operations and chief supply chain officer for Dell Technologies. He spent two decades in progressive leadership positions at Dell, including chief procurement officer, where he has also established himself as an authority on sustainable business practices. Ms. Sourry served as president of North America for Unilever until her retirement in December 2019. She held leadership roles of increasing responsibility during her more than 30 years at Unilever, both in the U.S. and Europe, including president of global foods, executive vice president of global hair care, and executive vice president of the firm’s UK and Ireland business. Mr. Brown and Ms. Sourry are elected to serve until Kroger's annual meeting of shareholders in June 2021. At that time, they will stand for election by the shareholders.