Topco promotes two associates

Topco Associates LLC, an Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based retail cooperative, said it promoted two associates to help it fulfill its mission to deliver even more value to its retailer and wholesaler members.

Topco named Christine Heffernan, vice president, center store. Heffernan had been business unit lead, center store. In her new position, she reports to Chris Hooks, senior vice president, center store and fresh, and will have overall responsibility for Topco’s center store programs, including grocery, frozen, health and beauty care, general merchandise and dairy/bakery.

“Christine has done an excellent job carrying out Topco’s strategic initiatives in center Store. She has led the charge with several category-driven product innovations and executed on Topco’s industry-best procurement processes to drive sales and optimize profitability across the membership,” said Randy Skoda, president and CEO, Topco Associates.

Topco also said it named Jonathan Morse vice president, technology and continuous improvement. He had been senior director, Project Everest. In this strategic role, Morse will lead Topco’s technology and project management teams as the company continues to implement and update key business processes and technology.

“Continuous improvement and technology are playing a more critical role in Topco’s procurement strategy, and Jonathan’s expertise will help us maximize our investment in IT systems and business processes,” Skoda said.