Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. President and CEO David Smith retired as of December 2023, succeeded by Dan Funk as AWG's new president and CEO.
Smith joined AWG in 2003 and became president and CEO in 2015. Under Smith’s leadership, AWG experienced significant growth and success, solidifying its position as a leader in the industry. He was instrumental in steering the company through various challenges and played a key role in shaping AWG’s strategic direction. During his time with AWG, the cooperative and membership grew from a Midwest company supplying 1,200 stores and three divisions with sales of $3.2 billion to a sprawling company with divisions across the central U.S. with retail sales exceeding $24 billion and wholesale sales exceeding $12 billion.