Operating Leaders

Mark P. Bushway was appointed our Chief Supply Chain Officer in December 2021. Previously he served as our Region President of the Atlantic Region since August 2018. Mr. Bushway previously served as our Region Vice President of Operations, from November 2010 to August 2018. Mr. Bushway also has served as our National Director of Real Estate & Construction (November 2008 to November 2010); Operations Project Manager (2006 to 2008); and General Manager in our Chesterfield Distribution Center (2003 to 2006). Prior to joining us, Mr. Bushway served as Regional Project Manager for C&S Wholesale Grocers from 2000 until 2003 as well as holding various other leadership positions in his time at C&S, which began in 1989.

Steve P. Dietz has served as our Chief Customer officer since September 2021. He previously served as Region President, Pacific Region from August 2018, Vice President of Sales, Pacific Region from August 2016 to August 2018 and Executive Vice President, Tony’s Fine Foods from August 2012 to August 2016.  Mr. Dietz also held various leadership roles in Sales, Marketing and Procurement at Tony’s Fine Foods from August 2000 to August 2012.  Prior to joining us Mr. Dietz served as a Product Marketing Manager at Intel Corporation.  He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.

Tandy Harvey has served as our Region President of the Central Region since April 2019. Prior to its acquisition by UNFI, Ms. Harvey served as Vice President of Sales and Operations for SUPERVALU’s West Region since 2016. Her experience prior to that included key leadership roles in merchandising, category management, advertising and operations. Before beginning her career in the grocery industry, Ms. Harvey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Southern Illinois University.

Stacey Kravitz has served as our President UNFI Canada since August 2020. Previously Ms. Kravitz served as our Senior Vice President of Sales, UNFI Canada. Prior to joining UNFI in 2015, she spent 20 years at Kraft Canada then Kraft Heinz Company Canada in progressive sales roles, culminating in leading Canada’s largest retailer Loblaw Companies LTD., as Customer Vice President. Ms. Kravitz is a graduate of McGill University and the Queens and Ivey Executive Program where she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and an Executive education in Strategic Planning and Finance certificate. In May of 2019, she was elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) and is currently serving as the vice chair and chair of the Human Resources committee. Most recently in October 2020 she was elected to the Board of Directors of the Grocery Foundation another non-for profit organization whose vision is “no hungry kids at school”, believing in a Canada that is True, North, Strong and Fed^™.

David Matthews has served as our President, National Sales since July 2018. Mr. Matthews previously served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales. Prior to that, Mr. Matthews was our International President from 2010 to 2015 and President of our Eastern Region from 2009 to 2010. Prior to joining UNFI, Mr. Matthews was the Chief Executive Officer of Progressive Group Alliance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Performance Food Group.

John Raiche has served as our Executive Vice President, Supplier Services since August 2018.  Mr. Raiche held numerous roles in his more than two decades with the Company, including responsibilities managing Marketing, Events, Category Management, and Supplier Management functions. He also was a minority owner and Vice President, Marketing at B.I.N. Sales and Marketing for 5 years, at the time the largest independent broker in the Natural industry.  Mr. Raiche has been a previous Council Member of the Specialty Food Association for 6 years.

Usman Waheed has served as our Chief Digital Experience Officer since May 2022. Prior to joining UNFI, Mr. Waheed served as Global Chief Information & Technology Officer for Knoll, Inc., a global design firm producing office systems, furniture, textiles, and accessories. Prior to his work with Knoll, he was Global Leader - Enterprise Strategy, Architecture & Delivery for Iron Mountain, an industry leader in records and information management. Mr. Waheed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems from The State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY.