Dan Portnoy

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Dan Portney will join Winn-Dixie in mid-July, 2007, will, as senior vice president and chief merchandising and marketing officer, be responsible for leading the merchandising and marketing efforts of the 521-store chain which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year.

Portnoy most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Kings Super Markets in Parsipanny, New Jersey. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of Cott Corporation, the world's largest retailer branded manufacturer. He has also held numerous executive level positions with companies such as Daymon Worldwide, American Stores, The Food Emporium and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.

"Dan brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the food industry on both the retail and manufacturing sides," said Peter Lynch, president, CEO and chairman of the board for Winn-Dixie. "Aligning our merchandising and marketing departments under his leadership will allow us to strengthen both of those functions and provide the framework to build a stronger and more competitive company."

A native of Boston, Portnoy received his M.B.A. in Marketing and Consumer Research from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York, and holds a B.S. in finance from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.