Stuart W. Aitken

Stuart W. Aitken became the Chief Merchant & marketing Officer or Kroger in 2020 and Senior Vice President in 2019. Prior to these appointments, Mr. Aitken served as the Group Vice President from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Aitken has served as a Director at InvenTrust Properties since 2017. From 2015 to 2020, Mr. Aitken served as the Chief Executive Officer of 84.51 Degrees and Chief Executive Officer of dunnyhumby U.S.A. from 2009 to 2015. Mr. Aitken served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Consumer Insight and Marketing at Micheals Store, Inc. from 2007 to 2009. Prior to his time at Micheals, Mr. Aitken served as the Group Vice President of Marketing Strategies at Safeway from 2004 to 2007 and Vice President of Card & Loyalty Marketing from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Aitken has served as on the Cincinnati Business Advisory Council since 2014 and previously served as a Director at Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation from 2015 to 2019 and Cincinnati USA Reginal Chamber and Cincinnati Reginal Business Council from 2012 to 2017.