West Des Moines, IA- The CEO of Iowa’s largest employer, Hy-Vee, will step down from that post on September 30th.
Radio Iowa reports that Randy Edeker has been the chief executive officer of Hy-Vee since 2012. He has chosen Aaron Wiese to take over as CEO on October 1st.
Wiese started at Hy-Vee in 1993 when he was in college and over the past decade, Wiese has held a variety of executive roles in the company. He’s currently in charge of supply chains and subsidiaries.
According to a news release from the company, Wiese will focus on day-to-day operations and will report to Edeker, who’ll remain as chairman of Hy-Vee’s board of directors.
Edeker, Hy-Vee’s outgoing CEO, has worked at the company for 40 years.
