August 21, 2026

The Kroger Co. has hired Nate Faust as chief e-commerce officer and executive vice president.

Faust, who will take the role as of Sept. 1, has two decades of experience building and scaling impactful e-commerce businesses, most recently at Olive creating a waste-free delivery and returns experience for brands like Rhone, Cynthia Rowley and Rent the Runway, according to a press release.

Faust is the co-founder of Jet.com, the e-commerce marketplace. As chief operating officer, he led first-party merchandising, replenishment, fulfillment, and customer service. He also launched the smart cart model.

"Nate built businesses that redefined what customers expect from e-commerce, built on speed, value and the experience of getting exactly what the customer ordered," Greg Foran, CEO of Kroger, said in the release. "That is the standard we are holding ourselves to as we grow our digital business. I am thrilled to welcome Nate to the team."

After Jet.com was acquired by Walmart in 2016, Faust served as senior vice president of Walmart U.S. eCommerce Supply Chain, where he led a multi-year transformation of the customer delivery experience.

Earlier in his career, he was a member of the executive team at Diapers.com, where he built what was the fastest fulfilment and delivery network that provided free one- and two-day shipping nationwide and same-day delivery in key markets.

"Kroger has deep customer relationships, unmatched loyalty data and a footprint that puts us closer to customers," Faust said in the release. "I couldn't pass up the opportunity to work alongside Greg again and build on that strong foundation, continuing to improve the customer experience in this fast-growing part of the business."