About

Mary E. Adcock was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer in March 2025 and is responsible for sales and category planning for fresh foods, center store and general merchandise, as well as analytics and execution, e-commerce and digital merchandising, fuel, manufacturing and Our Brands.

She joined Kroger in 1999 as a human resources assistant manager at the Country Oven Bakery in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and has held leadership roles across retail operations and merchandising, including Senior Vice President of Retail Operations.

Roles

Kroger Co
Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer · Current role
2025–present
The Kroger Co.
Senior Vice President of Retail Operations · Served from May 2019 to December 2024, then as SVP and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer from December 2024 to March 2025.
2019 - 2024

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$897,321
All other compensation
$173,269
Retirement plan contributions$55,264
Dividend equivalents on earned performance units$37,588
Dividends on unvested restricted stock$80,417
Total
$6,035,094

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Corporate Annual Bonus Plan
82.04% payout
MetricCorporate Annual Bonus Plan
Target Opportunity
—
Weight60%
Achievement82.04% payout
Team Metrics (supermarket ID sales, selling gross $, fuel gallons & fuel EBITDA)
45.93% payout
MetricTeam Metrics (supermarket ID sales, selling gross $, fuel gallons & fuel EBITDA)
Target Opportunity
—
Weight40%
Achievement45.93% payout
Composite Score Kicker
earned (10%)
MetricComposite Score Kicker
Target Opportunity
—
Weight+10% max
Achievementearned (10%)
2025 Annual Incentive Plan - total
$714,546 (79.39% of target)
Metric2025 Annual Incentive Plan - total
Target Opportunity
$900,000
Maximum$1,890,000
Achievement$714,546 (79.39% of target)

Stock awards

Stock awards
$1,275,003
FormRestricted Stock
FormRestricted Stock
Grant date3/13/2025
Shares19,289
VestingVests in equal annual installments over the first four anniversaries of the grant date (25%/yr)
Stock awards
$849,972
FormStock Options
FormStock Options
Grant date3/13/2025
Shares42,247 options
VestingVests in equal annual installments over the first four anniversaries of the grant date (25%/yr); exercise price $66.10
Stock awards
$2,124,983
FormPerformance Units
FormPerformance Units
Grant date3/13/2025
Shares32,148 target / 60,278 max
Vesting3-yr performance period (FY2025-2027); metrics: Adjusted Total Sales w/o Fuel + Fuel Gallons, Value Creation Metric (iTSR), Relative TSR modifier; max 187.5% of target

Also at Kroger Co

Colleague
Ronald L. Sargent
Chairman of the Board
Colleague
Mark S. Sutton
Lead Director
Colleague
Nora A. Aufreiter
Director

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