Full Name
Scott Kessler
Job Title
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Company Name
Northeast Grocery
Speaker Bio
Scott joined Northeast Grocery in May 2023 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Scott is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of driving digital and IT transformational growth in the retail industry. With over 25 years of experience, he previously served as Executive Vice President, CIO at BJs Wholesale Club, where he provided strategic guidance on the art-of-the-possible leveraging technology to achieve desired business outcomes, including omni-channel, merchandising, demand planning, supply chain, logistics, customer loyalty, financial management and business operations. Prior roles include Executive Vice President, CIO at Belk; Senior Vice President, Products Technology, at GSI Commerce and Senior Manager, Accenture.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
He serves on the CIO Council, Executive Committee (volunteer) for the NRF (National Retail Foundation), is an eclectic reader, an avid recreational golfer and huge Philly sports fan. Scott currently resides in Saratoga Springs, New York with his wife, Pamela. They have three daughters - Rachel (24), Hailey (20) and Chelsea (15).
Scott is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of driving digital and IT transformational growth in the retail industry. With over 25 years of experience, he previously served as Executive Vice President, CIO at BJs Wholesale Club, where he provided strategic guidance on the art-of-the-possible leveraging technology to achieve desired business outcomes, including omni-channel, merchandising, demand planning, supply chain, logistics, customer loyalty, financial management and business operations. Prior roles include Executive Vice President, CIO at Belk; Senior Vice President, Products Technology, at GSI Commerce and Senior Manager, Accenture.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
He serves on the CIO Council, Executive Committee (volunteer) for the NRF (National Retail Foundation), is an eclectic reader, an avid recreational golfer and huge Philly sports fan. Scott currently resides in Saratoga Springs, New York with his wife, Pamela. They have three daughters - Rachel (24), Hailey (20) and Chelsea (15).
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