Published mark
Kroger
KROGER CO
NYSE: KR. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243
- SEC CIK
- 0000056873
- Website
- www.kroger.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 13, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Gregory S. ForanChief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Ronald L. SargentLead independent: Mark S. Sutton
- Independent
- 8 / 1013 directors published
- Published claims
- 566 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 200 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 20 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Mitchell R. Butier seat on Kroger, effective 2026-05-13.
EffectiveEffective May 13, 2026E3
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Vice President, Corporate Controller | Brian W. Nichols | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE7 |
| Vice President and Treasurer | Carin L. Fike | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President | David J. C. Kennerley | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE9 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | George H. Vincent | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE10 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Gregory S. Foran | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE11 |
| Senior Vice President | Joseph M. Kelley | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE12 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer | Mary E. Adcock | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE13 |
| Group Vice President of Strategy, Customer Growth and Loyalty | Megan N. Shaffer | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer | Timothy A. Massa | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE15 |
| Senior Vice President | Valerie L. Jabbar | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE16 |
| Senior Vice President | Victor R. Smith | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE17 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer | Yael Cosset | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE18 |
Board of directors
Evidence13 directors published. 8 of 10 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Sourry | Independence not published | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE4 |
| Anne Gates | Independent | 2015 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Ashok Vemuri | Independent | 2019 | AuditAudit; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE3 |
| Clyde R. Moore | Independence not published | 1997 | None published | Source reportedE5 |
| Elaine L. Chao | Independence not published | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE6 |
| Gregory S. Foran | Not independent | 2026 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| J. Amanda Sourry Knox | Independent | 2021 | Compensation and Talent, chairCompensation and Talent · Chair; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE3 |
| Karen M. Hoguet | Independent | 2019 | AuditAudit; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE3 |
| Kevin M. Brown | Independent | 2021 | Compensation and TalentCompensation and Talent; Public Responsibilities; ESGESGPublic Responsibilities | Source reportedE3 |
| Mark S. Sutton | IndependentLead Independent | 2017 | Compensation and TalentCompensation and Talent; Corporate Governance · ChairCorporate Governance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Mitchell R. Butier | Independent | 2026 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Nora A. Aufreiter | Independent | 2014 | ESG, chairFinanceFinance; Public Responsibilities; ESG · ChairPublic Responsibilities | Source reportedE3 |
| Ronald L. Sargent | Not independentChair | 2006 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Anne Gates | Anne Gates, Ashok Vemuri, Karen M. Hoguet | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance | Not published | Anne Gates | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Finance | Not published | Ashok Vemuri, Karen M. Hoguet | financial |
| Compensation and Talent | J. Amanda Sourry Knox | J. Amanda Sourry Knox, Kevin M. Brown, Mark S. Sutton | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent · Chair; Finance | Not published | J. Amanda Sourry Knox | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Talent; Corporate Governance · Chair | Not published | Mark S. Sutton | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent; Public Responsibilities; ESG | Not published | Kevin M. Brown | human_capital |
| Corporate Governance | Mark S. Sutton | Mark S. Sutton, Anne Gates | Not described in the published record |
| ESG | Nora A. Aufreiter | Nora A. Aufreiter, Kevin M. Brown | Not described in the published record |
| Finance | Not published | Ashok Vemuri, J. Amanda Sourry Knox, Karen M. Hoguet, Nora A. Aufreiter | financial |
| Finance; Public Responsibilities; ESG · Chair | Not published | Nora A. Aufreiter | financial |
| Public Responsibilities | Not published | Kevin M. Brown, Nora A. Aufreiter | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Anne Gates; Members Anne Gates (Chair); Ashok Vemuri; Karen M. Hoguet
Committee AppointmentAnne Gates: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentAshok Vemuri: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentKaren M. Hoguet: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation and Talent: Chair J. Amanda Sourry Knox; Members J. Amanda Sourry Knox (Chair); Kevin M. Brown; Mark S. Sutton
Committee AppointmentJ. Amanda Sourry Knox: chair, Compensation and Talent
Committee AppointmentKevin M. Brown: member, Compensation and Talent
Committee AppointmentMark S. Sutton: member, Compensation and Talent
Committee RecordCorporate Governance: Chair Mark S. Sutton; Members Mark S. Sutton (Chair); Anne Gates
Committee AppointmentMark S. Sutton: chair, Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentAnne Gates: member, Corporate Governance
Committee RecordESG: Chair Nora A. Aufreiter; Members Nora A. Aufreiter (Chair); Kevin M. Brown
Committee AppointmentNora A. Aufreiter: chair, ESG
Committee AppointmentKevin M. Brown: member, ESG
Committee RecordFinance: Chair not stated; Members Ashok Vemuri; J. Amanda Sourry Knox; Karen M. Hoguet; Nora A. Aufreiter
Committee AppointmentAshok Vemuri: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentJ. Amanda Sourry Knox: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentKaren M. Hoguet: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentNora A. Aufreiter: member, Finance
Committee RecordPublic Responsibilities: Chair not stated; Members Kevin M. Brown; Nora A. Aufreiter
Committee AppointmentKevin M. Brown: member, Public Responsibilities
Committee AppointmentNora A. Aufreiter: member, Public Responsibilities
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerGregory S. Foran, Chief Executive Officer
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingKR (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: KR | current | Mar 4, 1957 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameKROGER CO
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.kroger.com
Published FactUS
Published FactOH
Published FactConsumer Staples
Published Facthttps://www.kroger.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Brian W. NicholsGroup Vice President, Corporate Controllercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:22
- Carin L. FikeVice President and Treasurercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:23
- David J. C. KennerleyExecutive Vice Presidentcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:24
- George H. VincentExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretarycompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:25
- Gregory S. ForanChief Executive Officercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:26
- Joseph M. KelleySenior Vice Presidentcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:27
- Mary E. AdcockExecutive Vice President and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:28
- Megan N. ShafferGroup Vice President of Strategy, Customer Growth and Loyaltycompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:29
- Timothy A. MassaExecutive Vice President and Chief People Officercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:30
- Valerie L. JabbarSenior Vice Presidentcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:31
- Victor R. SmithSenior Vice Presidentcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:32
- Yael CossetExecutive Vice President and Chief Digital Officercompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:33
- Amanda SourryDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:10
- Anne GatesDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:11
- Ashok VemuriDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:12
- Clyde R. MooreDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:13
- Elaine L. ChaoDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:14
- Gregory S. ForanDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:15
- J. Amanda Sourry KnoxDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:16
- Karen M. HoguetDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:17
- Kevin M. BrownDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:18
- Mark S. SuttonLead Independent Directorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:19
- Mitchell R. ButierDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:20
- Nora A. AufreiterDirectorcompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:21
- Ronald L. SargentChaircompany:0c26ec8d-45bf-4d19-ad9c-2350f5026243:leadership_role:9
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 20 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2KROGER CO Form 10-K (filed 2026-03-31). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 10 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18KR executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E19board_seats. board seats. Cited by 22 Claims.
- E20Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Mitchell R. Butier seat on Kroger, effective 2026-05-13.
- Gregory S. Foran seat on Kroger, effective 2026-02-10.
- Amanda Sourry seat on Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- Elaine L. Chao seat on Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- J. Amanda Sourry Knox seat on Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- Kevin M. Brown seat on Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent · Chair; Finance committee of Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- J. Amanda Sourry Knox member of Compensation and Talent · Chair; Finance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent; Public Responsibilities; ESG committee of Kroger, effective 2021-01-01.
- Kevin M. Brown member of Compensation and Talent; Public Responsibilities; ESG, effective 2021-01-01.
- Ashok Vemuri seat on Kroger, effective 2019-01-01.
- Karen M. Hoguet seat on Kroger, effective 2019-01-01.
- Audit; Finance committee of Kroger, effective 2019-01-01.
- Ashok Vemuri member of Audit; Finance, effective 2019-01-01.
- Karen M. Hoguet member of Audit; Finance, effective 2019-01-01.
- Mark S. Sutton seat on Kroger, effective 2017-01-01.
- Mark S. Sutton lead independent director of Kroger, effective 2017-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent; Corporate Governance · Chair committee of Kroger, effective 2017-01-01.
- Mark S. Sutton member of Compensation and Talent; Corporate Governance · Chair, effective 2017-01-01.
- Anne Gates seat on Kroger, effective 2015-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance committee of Kroger, effective 2015-01-01.
- Anne Gates member of Audit · Chair; Corporate Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Nora A. Aufreiter seat on Kroger, effective 2014-01-01.
- Finance; Public Responsibilities; ESG · Chair committee of Kroger, effective 2014-01-01.
- Nora A. Aufreiter member of Finance; Public Responsibilities; ESG · Chair, effective 2014-01-01.
- Ronald L. Sargent seat on Kroger, effective 2006-01-01.
- Ronald L. Sargent chairs board Kroger, effective 2006-01-01.
- Clyde R. Moore seat on Kroger, effective 1997-01-01.