Full Name
Suzy Monford
Company Name
Andronico's Community Markets
Job Title
Former CEO
Speaker Bio
Suzy Monford is the former CEO of Andronico’s Community Markets, the San Francisco / Bay Area chain of specialty food stores. Hailed as a 2016 “Top Woman in Retail Tech” by RIS, a “Top Woman in Grocery” by Progressive Grocer, and one of the industry’s “Top 25 Technological Disruptors” in 2015 by SuperMarket News, Suzy is also founder/ CEO of the newly launched “FitBank.Works” mobile app. Premiered by Andronico’s in 2016, “FitBank” is the grocery industry’s only mobile app that incentivizes and rewards employees and customers via curated fitness + food FitBank Challenges.
Suzy sits on the Boards of Director for both the Food Marketing Institute, and the California Grocer Association. She is widely recognized for her ability to innovate and create both retail and fitness programs for employee and public wellness, as well as for leading international businesses across key global growth markets. She has been recruited by leading corporations in Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
Suzy’s career experience spans the restaurant industry, with leadership roles including CEO/president for Cheers Inc., a restaurant corporation in Texas, and the supermarket industry having begun holding leadership roles with H-E-B Central Market, and later with H-E-B Grocery Company, the largest privately held grocer in the U. S.
She is passionate about creating healthy communities and served on the executive boards of director for both the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council and the YMCA. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Texas at Austin, is a Certified Holistic Health Coach under the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and an internationally certified group exercise instructor.
Suzy sits on the Boards of Director for both the Food Marketing Institute, and the California Grocer Association. She is widely recognized for her ability to innovate and create both retail and fitness programs for employee and public wellness, as well as for leading international businesses across key global growth markets. She has been recruited by leading corporations in Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
Suzy’s career experience spans the restaurant industry, with leadership roles including CEO/president for Cheers Inc., a restaurant corporation in Texas, and the supermarket industry having begun holding leadership roles with H-E-B Central Market, and later with H-E-B Grocery Company, the largest privately held grocer in the U. S.
She is passionate about creating healthy communities and served on the executive boards of director for both the San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council and the YMCA. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Texas at Austin, is a Certified Holistic Health Coach under the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and an internationally certified group exercise instructor.
