Keynote speaker announced for 2020 FPSA Annual Conference
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has announced Jim Donald, co-chairman of the Board of Albertson’s, Former CEO of Starbucks, & Former CEO of Extended Stay Hotels, and Former CEO of Pathmark Supermarkets, as the keynote speaker for the 2020 FPSA Annual Conference taking place March 4-6 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
The former CEO of Starbucks, Pathmark Supermarkets, and Extended Stay Hotels, and currently the co-chairman of the board of Albertson’s, Jim Donald is a seasoned executive with a distinguished career in retail. He was named one of the “Top 25 CEOs in the World” by The Best Practice Institute and one of Business Travel News’ “25 Most Influential Business Travel Executives” in 2013. Donald earned a reputation for turning around financially ailing companies early in his career. It was this reputation that prompted Extended Stay Hotels to seek him out after emerging from its bankruptcy proceedings in 2010. The hiring marked the rare choice of an outsider to lead a U.S. hotel company, and he led its successful $565 million IPO. Donald’s personal, hands-on approach to leadership is what is driving the rehabilitation of the world’s largest hotel operator, and during his keynote he will share the leadership and management techniques that have earned him his stellar reputation.