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Des
Moines, IA – October 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / Kum
& Go announces the appointment of Reed
Rainey as Chief Operating Officer, where he will lead the development
of short- and long-term strategic operations initiatives to achieve the
company’s purpose to “Make Days Better” for customers and associates. Rainey
is a dynamic leader with an extensive background in multi-department leadership,
vendor relations, team development, and change management.
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 “My
grandfather used to say, ‘people make the difference and the difference
is Kum & Go people.’ Reed Rainey is a difference maker in retail,”
says Kum & Go President, Tanner Krause. “He has continuously excelled
as a developer of teams and talent. Having someone as successful as Reed
to lead our stores is a major win for our 5,000 Kum & Go associates
across the country.”
In
his previous role at Domino’s Pizza Corporation, Rainey served as Vice
President of International Operations leading the Americas Region to $1.3
billion dollars in retail sales. Prior to his work at Domino’s, Rainey
spent 23 years at Target Corporation, holding a variety of escalating leadership
roles including Director of Facilities Management Operations, Senior Director
of Construction, and lastly Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial
Officer at Target CHEFS Cooking Company. While at Target, Rainey oversaw
operations, finance, accounting, and warehouse functions for their CHEFS
internet retail subsidiary, and managed the company’s $3.5 billion dollar
new and remodel store program. In his new role at Kum & Go, he will
serve the company as a key member of the Senior Leadership team bringing
a keen understanding of the business and leadership in enabling its growth.
“I
am excited and humbled to be joining the Kum & Go family. The team,
culture and brand positioning are second to none and poised for material
growth and continued innovation,” says Rainey. “My wife and I were also
deeply impressed with Kum & Go’s philanthropic and civic-giving reputation.
I look forward to participating at the headquarters in Des Moines, and
in the 11 states in which we operate.”
Rainey
earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Systems at DeVry University
and was pre-med at University of North Dakota. He loves to travel with
his family and enjoys outdoor activities, sports and woodworking. He has
served on various non-profit boards including Children’s Hospitals and
the American Heart Association.
About
Kum & Go
For
nearly 60 years, Kum & Go (www.KumAndGo.com)
has been dedicated to the communities it serves, sharing 10 percent of
its profits with charitable causes. For four generations the family-owned
convenience store chain has focused on providing exceptional service and
delivering more than customers expect. Established in Hampton, Iowa, in
1959, the chain has since grown to employ 5,000 associates in 400 stores
in 11 states (Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming).
Contact:
Ariel
Rubin
Communications
Director
Kum
& Go |
