Jeff Harmening, chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, has been elected as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (Gma).Member of the Gma board since 2017, Mr. Harmening succeeds Vivek Sankaran, who joined Albertsons Companies as presidentand Ceo in March.
Mr. Harmening takes the helm of the 110-year-old trade organization during a time of transformation. The Gma is in the process of «reimagining itself to better meet the needs of its member companies and represent the totality of the Consumer packaged goods industry», the organization said.
