Giant Eagle appoints Bill Artman as CEO
Bill Artman, named interim CEO of Giant Eagle in March, is now the company’s new CEO, a position previously held by Laura Shapira Karet.
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Bill Artman, named interim CEO of Giant Eagle in March, is now the company’s new CEO, a position previously held by Laura Shapira Karet.
After five months of serving as the interim chief executive of Giant Eagle Inc., Bill Artman has been named to the position permanently. Artman took over leadership of the O’Hara-based grocer in late March, replacing Laura Shapira Karet, who had been at the helm for 11 years. Artman, a long-time
Giant Eagle on Tuesday, Aug. 29, elevated Bill Artman to chief executive officer, a role he had filled in an interim capacity since March. Artman, who has been with the regional grocer for almost 40 y...
It’s increasingly rare for a family-owned business to survive more than 90 years — rarer still when more than one family is involved. But Giant Eagle had done just that. Founded by five families in 1931, the O’Hara-based grocery chain grew into a regional powerhouse whose name has been enshrined