Ken Diehl brings over 22 years in the grocery industry. At 16, Ken began working in Mesa, AZ with Fry’s Food Stores as a bag boy and, after high school and four years of service in the Military serving on Merchant Marine vessels, Ken worked his way into store management.  He joined Albertsons when the Southwest Division was formed.

Ken’s experience in grocery spans all levels at the store and several different roles at the Division level, including District Sales Manger, Director of Grocery Sales, and Director of Marketing and Merchandising. Most recently, Ken led the Southwest division’s operations team as the Vice President of Operations following the formation of Albertsons LLC in June 2006 and has since moved over to the position of VP of Marketing and Merchandising.  Over the last year, Ken was instrumental in designing and implementing the strategy to enable Albertsons LLC’s Southwest division to transition all merchandising and marketing activities – including pricing, product selection, and advertising – to in-house operations.