CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes President John MacDougall has announced several promotions of key staff members.
Fran Duskiewicz has been named senior executive vice president and will be in charge of the company's day-to-day business operations.
I'm not retiring, said MacDougall, But I want to do the things that I enjoy most in this business, like real estate development and store design. I also want to spend more time in The Keys! Fran has overseen just about every area of our business, so I feel very comfortable [image-nocss] with him in charge.
Duskiewicz has worked for Canastota, N.Y.-based Nice N Easy in many different capacities for 20 years, most recently as CFO. He has served on many different NACS committees and most recently was vice president of technical policy for PCATS, the Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards.
Next, Peter Tamburro has been named executive vice president of franchise operations.
Franchising is a major part of what of what Nice N Easy offers, said MacDougall, And no one knows that part of our business better than Peter Tamburro.
Before joining the Nice N Easy corporate division 12 years ago, Tamburro ran a franchise group in the Albany, N.Y., area for more than 10 years.
Along with oversight of the franchise division, Tamburro will also oversee all of Nice N Easy's many special projects.
And Ron Rowland was named vice president of corporate operations. Rowland, who was most recently director of corporate operations, has worked for Nice N Easy for 11 years.
Ron came to us from the supermarket industry and has always emphasized selling more stuff', said MacDougall. Our attitude about this business changed when we saw Ron selling watermelons and decorative cornstalks at his store!
MacDougall said he is most pleased that all of these promotions are internal. It's very rewarding to see people who have helped you grow your business grow as professionals, also. I believe Nice N Easy is in very good hands, he said.
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