United Family CEO Robert Taylor Announces Retirement
LUBBOCK, Texas United Family CEO Robert Taylor will step down from his position on March 1. Sidney Hopper, currently the president of United Supermarkets, will assume the responsibilities of CEO.
Taylor will continue to serve in an advisory role as executive vice-president senior advisor. I have been working for, or with, this great company for 51 years, and I am ready to have a little more flexible time to spend with my wife Jan and our kids and grandkids, Taylor said of his retirement in a video released to United team members.
Taylor began operating his father s wholesale tobacco and candy business, R.C Taylor Wholesale, in 1971. In 2007, Taylor sold the company to one of his largest customers, United Supermarkets, and joined United s leadership team as vice president of logistics. He was named CEO in 2010 and remained in the role after United Supermarkets was purchased by Albertson s in 2014.
Robert Taylor to retire as CEO of United Family, hands down duties to Sidney Hopper Robert Taylor to retire as CEO of United Market Street. (Source: KCBD) By Chelsea Collinsworth | February 9, 2021 at 10:10 AM CST - Updated February 9 at 10:26 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -
(News Release) On Tuesday, February 9, Robert Taylor announced he will retire from the position of CEO of United Supermarkets, LLC, on March 1, 2021, and Sidney Hopper, president of United Supermarkets, will assume all of the responsibilities of the CEO. Taylor will continue in an advisory role for the company as Executive Vice-President – Senior Advisor. Sidney Hopper, president of United Supermarkets, will take over duties after United Family CEO Robert Taylor retires in March 2021. (Source: KCBD)