Jack Pestello

Jack Pestello

Board Member, ReFED

President, Albertsons Own Brands

Jack Pestello leads the Own Brand business for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons is a leading U.S. retailer with over 2,250 stores across 34 states.

Before joining Albertsons, Jack was Chief Operating Officer for Advantage, providing industry-leading headquarter sales services, retail services, marketing, and supply chain solutions for brands and retailers across all channels of trade in the United States and Canada. Jack previously served as Senior Advisor with Boston Consulting Group's consumer practice division. His focus was to partner primarily with retail and manufacturing CEOs on growth strategies, operational and organizational design, merchandising, sustainability, and product development. Prior to consulting at BCG, Jack was Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Big Lots. Here he led the omnichannel merchant team and was responsible for buying, planning, financial services, pricing, and promotions. Jack spent several years with Walmart in various SVP roles and the President of self-manufacturing, where he led an omnichannel portfolio across the company's largest merchandise division. His time with Walmart also included leading private brands and merchandise strategies in the retailer's international division. He joined Walmart from Woolworths Australia, where he was Head of Trade.

Jack spent 20 years with Daymon in leadership roles overseeing private brands and business development in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. He is a global executive in retail, marketing, manufacturing, and sales.