Loblaw Companies Announces Appointment of Frank Rocchetti as Executive Vice President

Mr. Rocchetti joins Loblaw Companies after 27 years with a leading Canadian retailer where he rose from warehouse stockman to Senior Vice President and Chief Merchant responsible for buying, merchandising, marketing and logistics. He is also a Certified General Accountant with extensive experience in systems and financial controls. At Loblaw Companies, Mr. Rocchetti will be responsible for business process transition, reporting to President Mark Foote and working with a team assessing opportunities for improvements in key areas such as category management, merchandising and operations. Frank Rocchetti brings unparalleled retail experience and insights to our company, said Galen G. Weston, Executive Chairman of Loblaws Companies Limited. He is ideally suited to take on a key leadership role and to add a new perspective to the senior management team at Loblaw. We are very pleased to welcome him to the executive team as we strengthen the company and position it for long-term growth. Loblaw Companies Limited is Canadas largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore and financial products and services. Loblaw is also one of the largest private sector employees in Canada, with over 134,000 full-time and part-time employees executing its business strategy in more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast.