ANTHONY T. HUCKER

CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS, JACKSONVILLE

Born in South Wales, Hucker’s passion for food retailing started at the age of 14, when he worked at the British supermarket chain Waitrose. He earned an “honours degree” in retail marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1989, an international diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program in 2023. He spent a decade with the German discount supermarket chain Aldi in various international leadership roles and later came to the U.S., serving in leadership positions at Schnuck Markets, Giant Food and Walmart. He joined Southeastern Grocers in 2016. In February 2025, he led a group of private investors that purchased the Winn-Dixie grocery chain and Harveys Supermarket back from Aldi. He told the Jacksonville Daily Record the private company is pursuing ways to improve stores and expand the century-old brand. “We are embarking on a transformational journey, and I have challenged our entire business to revolutionize the customer experience,” he told the paper.