SpartanNash Promotes New Chief Strategy and Information Officer

Food solutions company SpartanNash has promoted Masiar Tayebi to the position of EVP, chief strategy and information officer.

Tayebi was hired in April 2021 as chief strategy officer. Prior to SpartanNash, Tayebi served as global head of corporate strategy and business development at Whirlpool Corporation, where he was responsible for strategy and acquisitions, including Yummly, a leading technology food platform offering online grocery delivery. After acquiring Yummly in 2017, Masiar served as chief operating officer at the company.

In his new role at SpartanNash, Tayebi will focus on technology innovation and expanding the company’s growth. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Bentley University. Tayebi was named one of the University of Chicago Booth’s Top 15 Alumni in Tech.

“SpartanNash is more focused than ever on being the most customer-focused, innovative food solutions company,” said SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam. “Our innovation through technology goes hand-in-hand with the overall strategy of the Company, making Masiar a natural leader for the IT function moving forward. He brings more than two decades of experience connecting strategy, technology, innovation and execution to drive growth and transformational change.”

SpartanNash has banner stores in all 50 states, where the company’s private label products can be found, in addition to distributing products to the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Djibouti, Korea and Japan.