Responsibilities
As Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer of The Kroger Co., Mary Ellen is responsible for sales and category planning for fresh foods, center store and general merchandise categories, as well as analytics & execution, e-commerce and digital merchandising, fuel and Our Brands.
Experience
Ms. Adcock was elected Executive Vice President in 2025. She was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer in December 2024. She is responsible for sales and category planning for fresh foods, center store and general merchandise categories, as well as analytics & execution, e-commerce and digital merchandising, fuel and Our Brands. Prior to that, Ms. Adcock served as Senior Vice President of Retail Operations from May 2019 to December 2024. From June 2016 to April 2019, she served as Group Vice President of Retail Operations. Prior to that, Ms. Adcock held leadership roles in Kroger’s Columbus Division, including Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Merchandising. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Natural Foods Merchandising and as Vice President of Deli/Bakery Manufacturing and held several leadership positions in the manufacturing department, including human resources manager, general manager and division operations manager. Ms. Adcock joined Kroger in 1999 as human resources assistant manager at the Country Oven Bakery in Bowling Green, Kentucky.