Kerrie D. MacPherson

Kerrie D. MacPherson is a business executive with extensive experience as an auditor and international business consultant. She joined the SpartanNash Board of Directors in August 2023, and serves on the Company’s Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

In addition to the SpartanNash Board, since 2019 Ms. MacPherson has served as an independent director for Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) where she is Chair of the Audit Committee; a member of the Risk and Compliance Committee; a member of the Trust and Financial Services Committee; as well as a Board Liaison to the Employee Culture and Diversity Council. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the privately held Synechron Holdings Inc., where she is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, since 2022.

In 2018, Ms. MacPherson retired from Ernst & Young as a Senior Advisory Partner. She maintains current registration as a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada) and serves as an SEC-designated financial expert on all of her audit committees.

In addition to corporate board service, Ms. MacPherson serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board and the Global Advancement Board at University of Toronto’s ROTMAN school. She also served on the Board of New York’s City Harvest from 2006 to 2023, and she was Executive Sponsor for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, a leadership program to assist female entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. In 2020, Directors and Boards Magazine named Ms. MacPherson a “Director to Watch.”

Ms. MacPherson earned her undergraduate degree in commerce and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, the organization’s highest distinction.

Ms. MacPherson’s qualifications to serve as director include her extensive experience in financial services and auditing, her experience serving on various boards, and her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from NACD. She has been a longstanding champion of Diversity & Inclusion, having sponsored and co-instructed a leading program for high-potential female leaders called Power.Presence.Purpose.