Mr. Alvarez, age 60, is a Clinical Professor of Business Administration of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, which he joined in 2022, and a visiting faculty of the Harvard Business School, which he joined in
2009 after holding various senior executive roles in the food retail industry. He served as Executive Vice President – Global Business Development for Royal Ahold N.V., now Royal Ahold Delhaize N.V., a global food
retail group, in 2008. He also served in a number of key management positions at Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, a U.S. division of the group, from 2001 until 2008, including President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive
Vice President, Supply Chain and Logistics. He previously held executive positions at Shaw’s Supermarkets after beginning his career at American Stores Company in 1990. Mr. Alvarez has also been a director of United
Rentals, Inc. since 2009. Mr. Alvarez's long career in the retail industry, including his experience as an educator on the industry, along with his public company directorships, provide him with deep expertise in global
retail chain management, including organizational leadership, store management, supply chain, logistics, distribution, merchandising, marketing, and strategy.