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| Sarah Bovim |
Sarah Bovim has signed on at Albertsons Cos. as senior VP-government affairs & public policy.
She joins the Boise-based supermarket chain giant after a 15-year spin at Whirlpool, where she exited as VP-government relations & international trade policy.
Earlier, Bovim worked in the Office of the US Trade Representative as deputy assistant for industry and market access.
Albertsons chalked up $54B in revenues and $994.4M in net income during its most recent nine-month fiscal period.
Its brands include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, Lucky and Jewel Osco.
Albertsons, on April 21, unveiled its “science-based targets initiative” designed to meet emissions goals established by the United Nations’ Paris Agreement.
“We are passionate about making a meaningful difference in our neighborhoods and planet and are committed to continuing to reduce our climate impacts,” Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran said in announcing the program.
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