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Steven A. Burd (born 1949) is an American businessman. [1] He served as chairman, president and CEO of Safeway Inc. from October 26, 1992, to May 14, 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is a member of the Republican Party .
Safeway announced Wednesday after market close that, after "an unprecedented 20 years at the helm," Chairman and CEO Steve Burd has decided to retire as CEO, and will also retire from Safeway's ...
Safeway now has a new person occupying its chief executive's desk. The company has named Robert Edwards as its CEO, succeeding the retiring Steven Burd. Edwards, currently the president of the ...
Also in 2012, Safeway's then-current CEO, Steve Burd, agreed to build Theranos blood-testing locations at 800 locations, at the cost of $350 million. [44] The vision was to have blood test results done by checkout. Ultimately, the deal failed, and the company and CEO Burd suffered heavy financial losses as a result.
Steven Burd, former CEO of the supermarket chain Safeway, told the court how Elizabeth Holmes talked him into a disastrous $30 million investment in Theranos.
On April 18, 2005, Safeway began a $100 million brand re-positioning campaign labeled "Ingredients for life." This was done in an attempt to differentiate itself from its competitors, and to increase brand involvement. Steve Burd described it as "branding the shopping experience."
What: Safeway shares were charging higher today, ... Now what: CEO Steve Burd also said that the company's loyalty programs helped drive profits, and a massive share buyback helped inflate per ...
Steven Burd: 1971 Economics Chairman and president and CEO of Safeway Inc. [1] Donald Goerke: 1949 Mathematics Inventor of SpaghettiOs [2] Michael Jaharis: 1950 Business administration Founder of Kos Pharmaceuticals and Vatera Healthcare Partners LLC, and co-founder of Arisaph Pharmaceuticals [3] Gregg Steinhafel: 1977 Business administration