Tractor Supply expands board of directors
Tractor Supply Company has appointed Meg Ham as an independent member of its b oard of directors, effective Aug. 2.
Ham brings a 35-year career in the retail industry and currently serves as president of the Food Lion supermarket chain.
“We are delighted to welcome Meg to our Board of Directors,” said Edna Morris, chairman of the board for Tractor Supply Company. “Our Board will benefit tremendously from the deep expertise Meg brings from her impressive career in retail. Given the strong overlap of the communities Food Lion and Tractor Supply both serve, Meg brings a great understanding of our customers and marketplace opportunities. On top of that, her focus on customer service and caring for team members has great alignment with our values and focus here at Tractor Supply.”
With the addition of Ham, Tractor Supply’s Board of Directors now consists of a total of nine members. She joins eight current Tractor Supply board members with extensive expertise and experience across multiple industries.
Ham has served as president of Food Lion since 2014. Under her leadership, the company’s 82,000 associates serve nearly 10 million customers each week across its 10-state operating footprint of more than 1,100 grocery stores.
During her 35-year tenure at Food Lion's parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, Ham has also served at the helm of Bottom Dollar Food, the company’s former discount banner, as well as in executive leadership roles in both retail operations and merchandising functions at Food Lion and Hannaford.
The executive also has a strong passion for serving the community. Since 2014, Food Lion Feeds, the company’s hunger-relief platform, has donated more than one billion meals to neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
As of July 1, the Brentwood, Tennessee-based farm and ranch retailer operated 2,181 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states, including 81 stores acquired from Orscheln Farm and Home in 2022 that will be rebranded to Tractor Supply by the end of 2023.
Tractor Supply Company also owns and operates 192 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states.
