SpartanNash Company announced the appointment of Kerrie D. MacPherson to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. As an independent director, MacPherson will serve on the Audit Committee. MacPherson brings more than three decades of international business experience working with senior management and boards to drive growth and innovation while efficiently scaling services to the market.

She began her career as an auditor and spent 32 years at Ernst & Young LLP (EY) in various Americas and global leadership roles in M&A, advisory and sales and marketing. In addition to the SpartanNash Board, MacPherson serves as independent director for Community Bank System Inc. She is Chair of the Audit Committee; a member of the Risk and Compliance Committee; a member of the Trust and Financial Services Committee; as well as a Board Liaison to the Employee Culture and Diversity Council. MacPherson also serves on the Board of Directors of the privately held Synechron Holdings Inc., where she is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

In 2020, Directors and Boards magazine named MacPherson a ?Director to Watch.? MacPherson earned her undergraduate degree in commerce and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, the organization?s highest distinction.

MacPherson has been a longstanding champion of diversity and inclusion, having sponsored and co-instructed a leading program for high-potential female leaders called Power.Presence.Purpose. MacPherson also served as Executive Sponsor for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, a leadership program to assist female entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.