SpartanNash announced Ileana McAlary is joining the Company as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, effective November 15. McAlary will lead the legal function and report to SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam. McAlary joins SpartanNash from Wolverine World Wide Inc., where she most recently served as the Vice President Associate General Counsel & Compliance Officer.

Prior to Wolverine World Wide, McAlary held roles as Senior Counsel at Meijer Inc.; as Corporate Counsel III at Amway Corporation; and as an attorney at the Miller Johnson law firm. McAlary earned her undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University, attended law school at the University of Havana in Cuba, and earned her law degree at Wayne State University. McAlary's appointment follows the retirement of SpartanNash Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Kathleen Kathy Mahoney, who has served at SpartanNash for 17 years.

Mahoney played a critical role in negotiating and closing the 2013 merger between Nash Finch and Spartan Stores, forming SpartanNash.