Kroger Says CEO Rodney McMullen Resigns Due to ‘Personal Conduct'

Grocery giant Kroger said Monday (March 3) that Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen resigned from the company after a board investigation of his personal conduct.The company did not specify the personal conduct but said in a press release that it “while unrelated to the business, was inconsistent with Kroger’s Policy on Business Ethics.”Kroger added that McMullen’s conduct is not related to the company’s financial performance, operations or reporting and did not involve any company employees.The company appoin ...