Jewel-Osco has tapped another executive from within parent company Albertsons Cos. to succeed Doug Cygan as president. Cygan died at age 55 on July 5 after a brief illness.
Paul Gossett is moving with his wife and son from the Boston area, where he led the Shaw’s and Star Market chains that, like Jewel, are also owned by Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons. Between the two chains, Gossett oversaw 153 stores throughout five states in New England, as compared with Jewel’s 187 stores concentrated in the Chicago area.
Gossett knows his new job as president of Jewel-Osco comes with the unique challenge of assuming the mantle of a beloved leader in Cygan.
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