Mary F. Sammons (born 1946) is an American businesswoman who formerly served as the CEO, and is the former

chairperson The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

, of

Rite Aid Rite Aid Corporation is an American drugstore chain based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1962 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, by Alex Grass under the name Thrift D Discount Center. The company ranked No. 148 in the Fortune 500 l ...

. She was formerly the president and CEO of Fred Meyer.

Biography

Mary F. Sammons was born in 1946 and hails from

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. She graduated from

Marylhurst University Marylhurst University was a private applied liberal arts and business university in Marylhurst, Oregon. It was among the oldest collegiate degree-granting institutions in Oregon, having awarded its first degree in 1897. Marylhurst was founded as S ...

(at the time Marylhurst College) and St. Mary's Academy. Sammons worked at Fred Meyer Stores for 26 years and held the position of President and CEO until 1999. In 1999, Sammons became President/COO of Rite Aid. In 2003, Sammons became the CEO of Rite Aid. In 2010, she stepped down from her position as CEO and remained Chairman until 2012. In 2009,

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named her the 21st most powerful woman in the world.

References

External links

Profile of Mary F. Sammons from answers.com
Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon Marylhurst University alumni 1946 births Living people American women chief executives American retail chief executives St. Mary's Academy (Portland, Oregon) alumni {{Oregon-bio-stub