United Natural Foods, Inc. announced Erin Horvath has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Louis Martin has been named President of Wholesale. Horvath, COO, and Martin, President of Wholesale, will join Company President, Chris Testa, who oversees UNFI's Services platform, to leverage the combined knowledge of industry veterans and new leaders, and together form a team of operators with considerable experience with these types of capability improvement programs. As Chief Operating Officer, Erin Horvath will be responsible for driving project management underpinning the improvement plan, enhancing UNFI's legacy integration and physical infrastructure, as well as ensuring successful implementation of the digital, technology, and automation initiatives. Chief Supply Chain Officer, Mark Bushway, will report to Horvath and partner with her to drive improved process and standardization across the supply chain.

Horvath joined UNFI in October 2022 after more than 17 years in senior leadership roles with AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a global pharmaceutical wholesale company. She brings deep expertise in driving transformation initiatives in large scale wholesale distribution systems. Louis Martin joined UNFI in March 2022 and has been a key leader in the development of UNFI's strategy and transformation agenda, as well as in spearheading the creation and early-stage development of the Company's digital roadmap. Steve Dietz, Chief Customer Officer, will report to Martin and continue to lead UNFI's field sales and merchandising organizations with a renewed focus on UNFI's growing regional and independently owned customers.

Before joining UNFI, Martin served for 15 years in a variety of senior leadership positions with The Coca-Cola Company, including overseeing the Global Walmart Customer team, where he built leading customer service capabilities. Martin is a seasoned leader who, as President of Wholesale, will lead the evolution of UNFI's customer-centric strategy by integrating national and regional customer organizations, revenue growth management, and the commercial planning teams.