Donovan, Sgro, Puleo, Nizinski, Tarloff Head C&S Regional Team

C&S Wholesale Grocers, which acquired wholesale co-op AWI and its White Rose voluntary division late last year for $288 million, recently announced organizational changes to its sales, merchandising and category management team.

Joy Sgro, who joined C&S in February, is now VP-merchandising for all perishable and non-perishable customers serviced from the company’s Robesonia, PA and New Jersey offices. Frank Puleo has been elevated to a new post as VP-of retail marketing and services for all customers serviced from Robesonia and New Jersey. Mike Tarloff has been promoted to senior director of sales for the former White Rose customers and Duane Nizinski will continue as senior director of sales for the former AWI customers. All will report to Bill Donovan, VP-sales and account management. Leading the team is wholesale industry veteran Christopher Brown, who joined C&S in September 2014 as senior VP-independent sales for the entire Keene, NH-based C&S organization.

Sgro began her food industry career with 16 years in buying and procurement positions at Richfood of Pennsylvania (now Supervalu). She spent nearly eight years with Nash Finch in merchandising positions of increasing responsibility, and most recently was VP-trade relations and margin management for Bozzuto’s. Sgro also serves on the boards of NEWFDA, NEFF, and NFRA.

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Puleo joined AWI in March 2014 as director of center store after spending 13 years at Genuardi’s Family Markets in merchandising and category management and five years with Acme Markets in category management positions. Most recently, he served as VP- non-perishable category management at Nash Finch. Reporting to Puleo will be Fred Foose, Mark Semprini, Corey Quiring, Emilio Aritz, Barry Kriebel, and John Hoffman.

Tarloff joined AWI in June 2006 as senior category manager for specialty foods and was promoted to director of sales in 2009. Prior to joining AWl, Tarloff held positions of increasing responsibility at Millbrook Distribution Services for 12 years, last serving as director of its independent store division for the Mid-Atlantic region. Reporting to Tarloff will be Ned Costa and the company’s sales counselors and representatives for the former White Rose customers.

Nizinski joined AWl in June 2008 as director of sales after spending 27 years with Spartan Stores in merchandising and procurement positions; he then advanced to a position within category management and later to sales manager. Reporting to Nizinski will be Tom Laraia, Dennis Campbell, Paul Granger, DJ Reeves, Kent Winkleman, and the sales counselors and representatives for the former AWI customers.