Kroger Plans to Appoint Ex-Walmart Executive Foran as CEO

Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg Kroger Co. plans to name Greg Foran as the supermarket chain’s next chief executive officer, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the nation’s largest grocer looks to carve a new path after a failed megadeal and an unexpected exit of its former boss. Kroger replaced CEO Rodney McMullen in March after an investigation into his personal conduct, which followed a failed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Cos. that was blocked on antitrust grounds. T ...