About

Timothy A. Massa was elected Executive Vice President in March 2025 and serves as Chief People Officer, leading Human Resources and Labor Relations, corporate affairs, shared services and aviation.

He joined Kroger in October 2010 as Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Talent Development after 21 years at Procter & Gamble. Kroger has announced he will retire in September 2026.

Roles

Kroger Co
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer · Current role
2025–present
The Kroger Co.
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer · Served from June 2018 to March 2025; earlier Group VP of Human Resources and Labor Relations from June 2014.
2018 - 2025
Procter & Gamble
Global Human Resources Director, Customer Business Development · Held various HR leadership roles over 21 years.
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Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$978,051
Bonus (discretionary, 2025 performance)
$250,000
All other compensation
$172,317
Retirement plan contributions$58,620
Dividend equivalents on earned performance units$37,588
Dividends on unvested restricted stock$76,109
Total
$6,565,846

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Identical Sales, excl. fuel & pharmacy
1.13% ID sales; 82.04% grid payout
MetricIdentical Sales, excl. fuel & pharmacy
Target Opportunity
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Weight90% (ID Sales x Adj. FIFO Operating Profit grid)
Achievement1.13% ID sales; 82.04% grid payout
Adjusted FIFO Operating Profit, incl. fuel & pharmacy
$4.9B
MetricAdjusted FIFO Operating Profit, incl. fuel & pharmacy
Target Opportunity
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Weight(within 90% grid)
Threshold$4,410M
Maximum$5,410M
Achievement$4.9B
Pharmacy Script Count Growth
100% payout
MetricPharmacy Script Count Growth
Target Opportunity
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Weight10%
Achievement100% payout
Composite Score Kicker
earned (10%)
MetricComposite Score Kicker
Target Opportunity
—
Weight+10% max
Achievementearned (10%)
2025 Annual Incentive Plan - total
$915,520 (93.84% of target)
Metric2025 Annual Incentive Plan - total
Target Opportunity
$990,000
Maximum$2,079,000
Achievement$915,520 (93.84% 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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