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Felicia Thornton
Chief Executive Officer
Knowledge Universe Education/US |
Felicia Thornton is the CEO of Knowledge Universe Education, United States. Previously, Thornton led all financial and business strategy as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Albertsons, Inc., one of the nation's largest food and drug retailer. Thornton had oversight for investing up to $1.9 billion of capital annually and was a key figure in marketing, negotiating and selling Albertsons to a consortium in 2006. She was a member of the CEO's Executive Counsel, had responsibility for the Six Sigma program and was a Board member of Bristol Farms, an independent subsidiary of Albertsons. Previously, Thornton was Group Vice President, Retail Operations for The Kroger Co. and a member of The Kroger Co. Executive Council. She was responsible for driving process improvements in Kroger's $50 billion operations' portfolio of 20 retail divisions, distribution network and 43 manufacturing plants. She also served as Group Vice President, Finance and Administration, for Ralphs Grocery Company. Thornton earned her bachelor's degree in Economics at Santa Clara University, and received an MBA from the University of Southern California. |
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