Coborn's Announces New Promotions

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) - Coborn’s has announced more than a dozen promotions in its corporate office as they prepare for retail expansion in 2023. Among the promotions:

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Matt Leiseth, Vice President of Operations and President of Hornbacher’s, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations and President of Hornbacher’s. He will continue to lead all grocery store operations. In addition, he will take on the responsibility to oversee liquor, convenience, logistics, franchise operations, and continuous improvement.
Nathan Tykwinski, Vice President of Retail Services, will transition to Vice President of Operations and will lead liquor, convenience, and franchise operations.
George Chomiak, Senior Director of Operations, has been promoted to Vice President of Operations, leading grocery store operations.
Neil Fandel has been promoted to Senior Director of Supply Chain, Logistics, Trucking, and Warehouse/Distribution.
Emily Coborn Wright, Vice President of Retail Support Services, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Retail Support Services. She will continue to lead the company’s pharmacy and e-commerce operations and will take on the responsibility to oversee construction and maintenance, and loss control and compliance. She will also be responsible for formalizing the organization’s sustainability efforts.
Chris Braun has been promoted to Director of Construction and Maintenance.
Dennis Host has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He will continue to oversee the organization’s omnichannel marketing, social media, communications, customer relations, and loyalty strategies.
Dusty Kerssen has been promoted to Vice President of H.R. and Organizational Development. She will continue to oversee the organization’s recruitment, learning and development, compensation, and benefits strategies along with leading the company’s business partner and HR Generalist teams.
Andy Knoblauch has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Center Store Merchandising. He will continue to lead the company’s merchandising strategy in grocery, dairy, frozen, health and beauty, and general merchandise.
Andrew Burggraff, Category Manager, has been promoted to Senior Category Manager and will oversee the company’s Dairy, Frozen, and Tobacco categories.
Beth Mineart, an Administrative Assistant, has been promoted to Assistant Category Manager.
Christie Schulte, General Counsel, will take on additional responsibilities for real estate management, in addition to her current responsibilities for the company’s legal, safety and compliance. Christie will continue to report to Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer Jim Shaw.
Troy Vosburgh has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Fresh Merchandising. He will continue to lead the company’s merchandising strategy in produce, meat, deli, bakery, and floral.