Julien R. Mininberg

Julien R. Mininberg is a business executive with extensive experience in consumer goods. He joined the SpartanNash Board of Directors in February 2022. Mr. Mininberg brings a 32-year track record of building market-leading multinational brands and businesses, transforming organizations and culture, operating expertise, and seasoned leadership skills. Mr. Mininberg serves on the Company’s Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Mr. Mininberg served as Chief Executive Officer of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ), a $2 billion global consumer products company, from 2014 until retiring in March 2024. In 2017 and 2021, he was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as the top mid-cap CEO in the Food, Beverage, Personal Care and Household Goods industry and elected to their All-America Executive Team. Institutional Investor also named Helen of Troy as one of America’s Most Honored Companies in 2021. He previously led Kaz Inc., a private equity backed company, through a major turnaround from 2006 to 2010, serving as its President and later as its CEO. Before joining Kaz, he spent 15 years at The Procter & Gamble Company, where he served in a variety of general management and marketing leadership positions with roughly equal amounts of time in roles in the United States and Latin America.

Mr. Mininberg served as a director of Helen of Troy Limited from 2014 until his retirement in 2024. Mr. Mininberg was named as a Senior Advisor to the private equity firm L Catterton in 2024. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Yale School of Management and is past President of the school’s Alumni Association. In 2021, he was recognized with Yale Alumni Association’s Leadership Award. Mr. Mininberg also served as Vice Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors in Guatemala from 2003 to 2005.

Mr. Mininberg’s qualifications as a director include his 32-year track record of building market-leading multinational brands and organizations, proven operational and financial expertise, and seasoned leadership skills.