Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 1998
ROBERT G. MILLER is CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Fred Meyer, Inc. (NYSE: FMY), the nation's fifth largest food and drug
retailer. It is a $15 billion company headquartered in Portland, Oregon,
with four main subsidiaries, Fred Meyer Stores, Smith's Food & Drug
Centers, Quality Food Centers, and Ralph's Grocery Company, that
operates more than 800 stores in a variety of food and drug and multi-
department store formats located primarily in 12 western states from
Alaska to Texas. The company also operates 381 fine jewelry stores
across the country under the banners of Fred Meyer, Merksamer, and Fox's
Jewelers. Mr. Miller began his retailing career in 1961 as a clerk with
All American Stores in Southern California. After that chain was
acquired in 1964 by Albertson's, Inc., he rose steadily to become
Executive Vice President of retail operations. Mr. Miller then joined
Fred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CEO. He was appointed to Vice
Chairman of the Board in July 1998 following the company's mergers with
Smith's, QFC, and Ralph's. Mr. Miller attended Orange Coast College in
Costa Mesa, California and the Executive Management Program at Stanford
University's Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of The Food Marketing Institute, PacifiCorp, SMG-II Holdings
Corporation, the Oregon Business Council, United Way of the Columbia-
Willamette, and Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation. He is
married with three children. Profile
Mr. Miller: Certainly. Fred Meyer is a combination of four retail
companies: Ralph's Grocery Company in Southern California, QFC
