Douglas A. Hacker

Douglas A. Hacker is a business executive with extensive experience in consumer goods, finance and planning roles. He has been a director of SpartanNash since 2013 and was a director of Nash Finch from 2005 until the merger with Spartan Stores. He presently chairs the SpartanNash Board of Directors.

In addition to his service on the Board of SpartanNash, Mr. Hacker has been a member of the board of directors for Aircastle Limited, a commercial aircraft leasing company, since 2006 where he chairs the Audit Committee. He was previously the Co-Chair and now serves as a member of the board of trustees of a series of open-end investment companies that are part of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments family of mutual funds, since 1996. Columbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management group specializing in global equities, fixed income and alternatives. Before that, Mr. Hacker served as a director of Travelport Worldwide Limited (NYSE) from 2016 to 2019, and as a director of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. from 2010 to 2014.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hacker served in a variety of finance and planning roles at American Airlines from 1981 to 1993. He also held various executive roles at UAL Corporation (NASDAQ), United Airline’s holding company, including Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1999, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2001, as President of Loyalty Services from 2001 to 2002; and as Executive Vice President, Strategy from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Hacker earned his A. B. magna cum laude from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Hacker’s qualifications as a director include his extensive experience in financial and operating management, including his prior service as Executive Vice President, Strategy, and his service as Chief Financial Officer of a major airline, in addition to his depth of knowledge of executive compensation.