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- 0:00According
- 0:00to
- 0:00Grocery
- 0:00dive,
- 0:00Ajo
- 0:01Delez
- 0:01has
- 0:02nominated
- 0:02Claire
- 0:03Peters,
- 0:03former
- 0:03VP
- 0:04of
- 0:04Worldwide
- 0:05Fresh
- 0:05at
- 0:05Amazon,
- 0:06to
- 0:06serve
- 0:06as
- 0:06the
- 0:07new
- 0:07CEO
- 0:07of
- 0:08Ajo
- 0:08Delez
- 0:09USA,
- 0:09effective
- 0:10September
- 0:108,
- 0:11pending
- 0:11shareholder
- 0:12approval.
- 0:13Peters
- 0:13will
- 0:13succeed
- 0:14J.J.
- 0:14fleeman,
- 0:15who
- 0:15is
- 0:15departing
- 0:15at
- 0:15the
- 0:16end
- 0:16of
- 0:16June
- 0:16to
- 0:17eventually
- 0:17become
- 0:17CEO
- 0:18of
- 0:18Dollar
- 0:18General
- 0:19on
- 0:19January
- 0:201,
- 0:202027.
- 0:21Peters
- 0:22brings
- 0:2230
- 0:22years
- 0:22of
- 0:23international
- 0:23retail
- 0:23experience,
- 0:24having
- 0:24also
- 0:24held
- 0:25executive
- 0:25roles
- 0:25at
- 0:26Woolworths
- 0:26Group
- 0:26in
- 0:27Australia
- 0:27and
- 0:27and
- 0:28Tesco
- 0:28in
- 0:28the
- 0:28UK
- 0:29and
- 0:29Thailand,
- 0:30including
- 0:30serving
- 0:31as
- 0:31Tesco's
- 0:32chief
- 0:32operating
- 0:32officer
- 0:33in
- 0:33Thailand.
- 0:34Jen,
- 0:34as
- 0:35our
- 0:35resident
- 0:35talent
- 0:36expert
- 0:36and
- 0:36if
- 0:36you
- 0:37are
- 0:37Ajo
- 0:37Delez,
- 0:38is
- 0:38this
- 0:38the
- 0:39succession
- 0:39move
- 0:40you
- 0:40would
- 0:40have
- 0:40made?
- 0:41We're
- 0:41starting
- 0:41out
- 0:42really
- 0:42hot
- 0:42here
- 0:43today.
- 0:43I
- 0:43actually,
- 0:44I
- 0:44like
- 0:44this
- 0:45move.
- 0:45There's
- 0:45a
- 0:45lot
- 0:45of
- 0:46information.
- 0:46I
- 0:47do.
- 0:47There's
- 0:48a
- 0:48lot
- 0:48of
- 0:48information.
- 0:48If
- 0:49we
- 0:49were
- 0:49handling
- 0:49the
- 0:49wreck,
- 0:50if
- 0:50we
- 0:50were
- 0:50working
- 0:50to
- 0:51fill
- 0:51this
- 0:51role,
- 0:51that
- 0:51I
- 0:52would
- 0:52need
- 0:52to
- 0:52understand.
- 0:53But
- 0:53with
- 0:53the
- 0:54information
- 0:54I
- 0:54have,
- 0:55I,
- 0:55I
- 0:55really
- 0:55like
- 0:55this
- 0:56move.
- 0:56I
- 0:56think
- 0:57it
- 0:57certainly
- 0:57signals
- 0:59that
- 0:59they're
- 0:59ready
- 0:59to
- 0:59do
- 1:00something
- 1:00different.
- 1:02I
- 1:02don't
- 1:02think
- 1:02it's
- 1:03expected.
- 1:03I
- 1:04think
- 1:04it's
- 1:04new
- 1:04and
- 1:04different
- 1:05on
- 1:05purpose.
- 1:06I
- 1:06mean,
- 1:06this
- 1:06is
- 1:07a
- 1:07legacy
- 1:07industry,
- 1:07right,
- 1:08And
- 1:08a
- 1:08legacy
- 1:09organization.
- 1:10So
- 1:10they
- 1:10obviously
- 1:11could
- 1:11have
- 1:11promoted
- 1:12from
- 1:12within,
- 1:13but
- 1:13hiring
- 1:13Claire
- 1:14to
- 1:14me
- 1:14says,
- 1:15we're
- 1:15ready
- 1:15for
- 1:16change,
- 1:16we
- 1:16want
- 1:16different
- 1:17moving
- 1:17forward.
- 1:20I'll
- 1:20hold.
- 1:20Delays
- 1:21is
- 1:21a
- 1:22super
- 1:22complex
- 1:22business,
- 1:23right?
- 1:23It's
- 1:24not
- 1:24just
- 1:25one
- 1:25organization
- 1:26operating
- 1:26a
- 1:27handful
- 1:27of
- 1:27different
- 1:28formats.
- 1:29We're
- 1:29talking
- 1:29about
- 1:30a
- 1:30distinct,
- 1:32I
- 1:32should
- 1:32say
- 1:33a
- 1:33parent
- 1:34company
- 1:34that
- 1:34operates
- 1:35distinct
- 1:35companies,
- 1:36brands,
- 1:36business
- 1:37units.
- 1:37Each
- 1:37one
- 1:38of
- 1:38them
- 1:38have
- 1:38their
- 1:38own
- 1:38leadership
- 1:39team,
- 1:39their
- 1:39own
- 1:39culture,
- 1:40customer
- 1:40base
- 1:41and
- 1:41strategies.
- 1:41100%.
- 1:42And
- 1:43I
- 1:43think
- 1:43it
- 1:43takes
- 1:43a
- 1:43pretty
- 1:44dynamic
- 1:44individual
- 1:45to
- 1:45do
- 1:46all
- 1:46of
- 1:46that,
- 1:46to
- 1:47be
- 1:47CEO
- 1:47of
- 1:47all
- 1:48of
- 1:48that,
- 1:48really.
- 1:48Well,
- 1:49obviously
- 1:50I
- 1:50wasn't
- 1:50involved
- 1:51in
- 1:51the
- 1:51interviews
- 1:51for
- 1:52Claire,
- 1:52so
- 1:52I
- 1:53don't
- 1:53know
- 1:53that
- 1:53for
- 1:53certain.
- 1:54But
- 1:54I
- 1:54do
- 1:54like
- 1:54some
- 1:55of
- 1:55what
- 1:55I
- 1:55see
- 1:55in
- 1:55her
- 1:56background.
- 1:56So
- 1:57looks
- 1:57like
- 1:57she
- 1:57has
- 1:57some
- 1:57consulting
- 1:58background
- 1:58on
- 1:59top
- 1:59of
- 1:59that
- 1:59grocery
- 2:00experience.
- 2:02And
- 2:02obviously
- 2:03with
- 2:03Woolworths
- 2:04and
- 2:04Amazon,
- 2:06not
- 2:06even
- 2:06necessarily
- 2:07traditional,
- 2:08especially
- 2:08not
- 2:08traditional
- 2:09US
- 2:09Grocery.
- 2:10But
- 2:11again,
- 2:12I
- 2:13see
- 2:13how
- 2:13some
- 2:13people
- 2:14might
- 2:14have
- 2:14questions
- 2:15about
- 2:15this,
- 2:15but
- 2:15I'm
- 2:16a
- 2:16fan
- 2:16of
- 2:16it
- 2:16if
- 2:17it's
- 2:17for
- 2:17the
- 2:17right
- 2:17reason
- 2:18of
- 2:18yes,
- 2:19and
- 2:19we're
- 2:19ready
- 2:20to
- 2:20be
- 2:20different.
- 2:20We're
- 2:21not
- 2:21ready.
- 2:21We
- 2:21don't
- 2:22want
- 2:22to
- 2:22stick
- 2:22to
- 2:22sort
- 2:23of
- 2:23traditional
- 2:24grocery
- 2:24and
- 2:24get
- 2:25stuck
- 2:25in
- 2:25what
- 2:25has
- 2:25been
- 2:26done.
- 2:26We're
- 2:26ready
- 2:26for
- 2:26someone
- 2:27to
- 2:27come
- 2:27in
- 2:27with
- 2:27fresh
- 2:27eyes,
- 2:28fresh
- 2:28perspective,
- 2:29and
- 2:30chances
- 2:30are
- 2:31Ahold
- 2:32has
- 2:32the,
- 2:33the
- 2:33talent
- 2:33to
- 2:34support
- 2:34her
- 2:35in
- 2:35terms
- 2:35of
- 2:35like
- 2:36what
- 2:36has
- 2:37been
- 2:37done
- 2:37in
- 2:37the
- 2:37context
- 2:38in
- 2:38the
- 2:38grocery
- 2:39industry
- 2:39that's
- 2:39there.
- 2:39To
- 2:40me,
- 2:40this
- 2:40signals
- 2:41like,
- 2:42we're
- 2:42ready
- 2:42to
- 2:42be
- 2:43different.
- 2:43And
- 2:43I.
- 2:44I
- 2:44think
- 2:44I
- 2:44support
- 2:45that
- 2:45move
- 2:45on
- 2:45their
- 2:46end.
- 2:46Got
- 2:47it.
- 2:47I
- 2:47guess
- 2:47one
- 2:47plus
- 2:48side
- 2:48is
- 2:48she
- 2:48knows
- 2:48Amazon's
- 2:49grocery
- 2:49strategy
- 2:50probably
- 2:50pretty
- 2:50well,
- 2:50you
- 2:50know,
- 2:51which
- 2:51is
- 2:51probably
- 2:51a
- 2:51good.
- 2:52A
- 2:52good
- 2:52thing
- 2:52to
- 2:52bring
- 2:52to
- 2:53the
- 2:53table,
- 2:53you
- 2:53know,
- 2:54to
- 2:54whatever
- 2:54degree
- 2:54she
- 2:55about
- 2:55it,
- 2:56you
- 2:56know,
- 2:57which
- 2:57is
- 2:57something
- 2:57you
- 2:57have
- 2:57to
- 2:57keep
- 2:58in
- 2:58mind.
- 2:58But.
- 2:58So
- 2:59that's
- 2:59interesting,
- 2:59Jen.
- 3:00So,
- 3:00like,
- 3:00to
- 3:00me,
- 3:00the
- 3:01only
- 3:01thing
- 3:01I'd
- 3:01say
- 3:01is,
- 3:01like,
- 3:01that
- 3:02bar
- 3:02feels
- 3:02really
- 3:02low
- 3:02to
- 3:03me
- 3:03in
- 3:03terms
- 3:03of,
- 3:03like,
- 3:03we
- 3:04just
- 3:04want
- 3:04somebody
- 3:04that
- 3:04can
- 3:04shake
- 3:05it
- 3:05up.
- 3:05Like,
- 3:05couldn't
- 3:05you
- 3:05find
- 3:05somebody
- 3:06with
- 3:06US
- 3:06Grocery
- 3:07experience
- 3:07that
- 3:08could
- 3:08shake
- 3:08it
- 3:08up?
- 3:09Sure.
- 3:09There
- 3:09were
- 3:09other
- 3:09candidates
- 3:10considered
- 3:10that
- 3:11had
- 3:11more
- 3:11traditional
- 3:12US
- 3:12Grocery
- 3:13experience.
- 3:14I.
- 3:15I'm
- 3:15just
- 3:16saying
- 3:16that
- 3:16with
- 3:16the
- 3:16information
- 3:17I
- 3:17have
- 3:17and
- 3:17what
- 3:17I
- 3:18see,
- 3:18like,
- 3:18making
- 3:18this
- 3:19move
- 3:19says
- 3:21whatever
- 3:22she
- 3:22brought
- 3:22to
- 3:22the
- 3:22table
- 3:23was
- 3:23different
- 3:23enough
- 3:24that
- 3:24they
- 3:24were
- 3:24willing
- 3:25to
- 3:27adjust
- 3:27their
- 3:28bar.
- 3:28I'm
- 3:28sure
- 3:28their
- 3:28original
- 3:29bar
- 3:29said
- 3:29they
- 3:29had
- 3:30to
- 3:30be
- 3:30U.S.
- 3:30grocery,
- 3:32and
- 3:32I'm
- 3:32not
- 3:32certain
- 3:32of
- 3:32that.
- 3:33Right.
- 3:33But
- 3:33I
- 3:33think
- 3:33whatever
- 3:34she
- 3:34brought
- 3:34to
- 3:34the
- 3:34table
- 3:34was
- 3:35enough
- 3:35that
- 3:35they
- 3:35said,
- 3:36okay,
- 3:36great.
- 3:36Like,
- 3:36this
- 3:37isn't
- 3:37the
- 3:37exact
- 3:37resume
- 3:38we
- 3:38would
- 3:38have
- 3:39looked
- 3:39for
- 3:40originally,
- 3:41but
- 3:41after
- 3:42meeting
- 3:42her,
- 3:42she's
- 3:43exactly
- 3:43who
- 3:43we
- 3:43need
- 3:44for
- 3:44the
- 3:44job.
- 3:44Yeah.
- 3:45And
- 3:45I
- 3:45guess
- 3:45she
- 3:45does
- 3:45have
- 3:46some
- 3:46US
- 3:46Grocery
- 3:47experience,
- 3:47having
- 3:47run
- 3:47Amazon
- 3:48Fresh,
- 3:48although
- 3:49we
- 3:49don't
- 3:49know
- 3:49how
- 3:49that
- 3:49went,
- 3:50but
- 3:50I
- 3:50guess
- 3:50it
- 3:50does.
- 3:51It
- 3:51does
- 3:51count.
- 3:51What
- 3:52about
- 3:52the
- 3:52fact
- 3:52too,
- 3:52Jen?
- 3:53I
- 3:53mean,
- 3:53the
- 3:53one
- 3:53misgiving
- 3:53I
- 3:54have
- 3:54in
- 3:54terms
- 3:54of
- 3:54like,
- 3:54and
- 3:54I
- 3:55don't
- 3:55know
- 3:55Claire
- 3:55at
- 3:55all,
- 3:56but
- 3:56I
- 3:56just
- 3:56think
- 3:56this
- 3:57isn't
- 3:57the.
- 3:57I
- 3:57think
- 3:58for
- 3:58me
- 3:58personally,
- 3:58this
- 3:58isn't
- 3:59the
- 3:59resume
- 3:59I
- 4:00would
- 4:00want,
- 4:00and
- 4:01particularly
- 4:01when
- 4:01I
- 4:02put
- 4:02it
- 4:02in
- 4:02context,
- 4:03because
- 4:04the
- 4:05actual
- 4:05parent
- 4:06ahold
- 4:06Delez,
- 4:07they
- 4:07have
- 4:07a
- 4:08new
- 4:08CEO
- 4:08coming
- 4:08in
- 4:09too,
- 4:09who's
- 4:09also
- 4:10an
- 4:10outsider,
- 4:10which
- 4:10means
- 4:11now
- 4:11you
- 4:11have
- 4:11an
- 4:11outsider
- 4:12running
- 4:12the
- 4:12global
- 4:13brand,
- 4:14and
- 4:14now
- 4:14you
- 4:14have
- 4:15an
- 4:15outsider
- 4:15running
- 4:15the
- 4:16US
- 4:16Operation,
- 4:16too.
- 4:17And
- 4:17it
- 4:17just
- 4:17seems
- 4:18like
- 4:18a
- 4:18lot
- 4:18of
- 4:18change
- 4:19at
- 4:19one
- 4:19time.
- 4:20So
- 4:20I
- 4:20just.
- 4:21For
- 4:21that
- 4:22reason
- 4:22alone,
- 4:22I.
- 4:23I
- 4:23don't
- 4:24love
- 4:24it.
- 4:24And
- 4:24I
- 4:24don't
- 4:25love
- 4:25the
- 4:25fact
- 4:25because
- 4:26I
- 4:26do
- 4:26think
- 4:26the
- 4:26US
- 4:27Grocery
- 4:27market
- 4:28is
- 4:28very,
- 4:29very
- 4:29specific
- 4:30in
- 4:30terms
- 4:30of
- 4:31how
- 4:31it
- 4:31works
- 4:31and
- 4:31how
- 4:32it
- 4:32operates,
- 4:32that
- 4:32I
- 4:33think
- 4:33not
- 4:34having
- 4:34someone
- 4:34that
- 4:35has
- 4:35some
- 4:36track
- 4:36record
- 4:36of
- 4:36success
- 4:37in
- 4:37that
- 4:37market,
- 4:38you're
- 4:38kind
- 4:39of
- 4:39taking
- 4:39a
- 4:39flyer
- 4:40on.
- 4:40On
- 4:40him
- 4:40or
- 4:40her,
- 4:41no
- 4:41matter
- 4:41who
- 4:41it
- 4:41is.
- 4:43Yeah,
- 4:43it
- 4:43does.
- 4:44It
- 4:44does
- 4:44certainly
- 4:44seem
- 4:44like
- 4:45they're
- 4:45willing
- 4:45to
- 4:45bet
- 4:45on
- 4:46her
- 4:47based
- 4:47on
- 4:47whatever
- 4:48they
- 4:48learned
- 4:48about
- 4:49her
- 4:49in
- 4:49the
- 4:49interview
- 4:50process,
- 4:51because
- 4:51it
- 4:51is
- 4:51one
- 4:52of
- 4:52those,
- 4:52again,
- 4:53while
- 4:53I
- 4:54actually
- 4:54am
- 4:55energized
- 4:55by
- 4:55it,
- 4:56because
- 4:56I'm
- 4:56like,
- 4:56yeah,
- 4:56let's
- 4:57do
- 4:57something
- 4:57different.
- 4:57Yeah,
- 4:59it
- 4:59certainly
- 4:59isn't
- 5:00what
- 5:00I
- 5:00would
- 5:00have
- 5:00expected.
- 5:01Right.
- 5:02I
- 5:02wouldn't
- 5:02have
- 5:02expected
- 5:03that.
- 5:03So
- 5:03this
- 5:04feels
- 5:04like
- 5:04a
- 5:04resume
- 5:05that
- 5:05when
- 5:05we're
- 5:05working
- 5:05on
- 5:05a
- 5:06search,
- 5:06we
- 5:07might
- 5:07have
- 5:07to
- 5:07talk
- 5:07the
- 5:08client
- 5:08into
- 5:08the
- 5:09interview.
- 5:10Right.
- 5:10We
- 5:10might
- 5:10have
- 5:10to
- 5:10say,
- 5:10look,
- 5:11I
- 5:11know
- 5:11based
- 5:11on
- 5:12this
- 5:12resume,
- 5:12it's
- 5:13not
- 5:13exactly
- 5:13what
- 5:13you
- 5:14wanted
- 5:14to
- 5:14see,
- 5:14but
- 5:14I'm
- 5:15telling
- 5:15you,
- 5:15after
- 5:15speaking
- 5:16to
- 5:16this
- 5:16individual,
- 5:17you
- 5:17want
- 5:17to
- 5:17hear
- 5:17what
- 5:18she
- 5:18has
- 5:18to
- 5:18say.
- 5:19And
- 5:19sometimes
- 5:20those
- 5:20are
- 5:20the
- 5:20best
- 5:20candidates,
- 5:21the
- 5:22people
- 5:22that
- 5:22would
- 5:22have
- 5:22been
- 5:22sort
- 5:23of
- 5:23automatically
- 5:24turned
- 5:24down
- 5:24if
- 5:24we
- 5:24really
- 5:25were
- 5:25strict
- 5:26on
- 5:26resume
- 5:26alone.
- 5:27So
- 5:27I
- 5:28hear
- 5:28what
- 5:28you're
- 5:28saying,
- 5:28and
- 5:28I
- 5:29do.
- 5:29I
- 5:29would
- 5:29certainly
- 5:30have
- 5:30questions.
- 5:31I
- 5:32just
- 5:32think,
- 5:32to
- 5:32me,
- 5:32what
- 5:32it's
- 5:33signaling,
- 5:33both
- 5:33of
- 5:34those
- 5:34hires
- 5:34being
- 5:34outsiders,
- 5:35is
- 5:35that
- 5:37the
- 5:37board,
- 5:37you
- 5:38know,
- 5:38I
- 5:38think
- 5:38they're
- 5:38just
- 5:39ready
- 5:39for
- 5:39change,
- 5:40and
- 5:40they're
- 5:41bringing
- 5:41in
- 5:41that
- 5:41change
- 5:42by
- 5:42this
- 5:42change
- 5:42in
- 5:43leadership.
- 5:43And
- 5:43it's.
- 5:43It's
- 5:44always
- 5:44going
- 5:44to
- 5:44be
- 5:44a
- 5:44risk.
- 5:45They're
- 5:45betting
- 5:45on
- 5:46these
- 5:46decisions,
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- 5:48perhaps
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