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Larkin to Resign as CGA President

Peter Larkin, president and chief executive officer of the California Grocers Association since mid-1996, said yesterday he plans to resign in December to establish his own consulting business.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Peter Larkin, president and chief executive officer of the California Grocers Association since mid-1996, said yesterday he plans to resign in December to establish his own consulting business. However, he told SN he expects to remain with the association to work with whoever is named his successor, noting that it is unlikely that a new executive will be hired by December. Reflecting on his decision to move on, Larkin, 53, told SN, “After working for someone else for 30 years, I have an interest in building a business and doing something on my own.” He said he will remain based here because his new business will involve consulting in the public affairs arena, “encompassing government relations, communications and community affairs. And because I anticipate most clients will want me to be well connected to what’s happening in the political world, there’s no better way to remain connected than to stay in Sacramento.” Bill Anderson, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Raley’s here and chairman of the CGA board, credited Larkin with making “great progress in restoring the reputation and financial strength of the organization, [and] CGA is a far stronger association than when [Peter] started.”

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