Sprouts Farmers Market welcomes Hari Avula to its Board of Directors

– USA, AZ –  Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFM) today announced the addition of Hari Avula to its Board of Directors.

“I’m excited to welcome Hari to our board. Hari’s financial acumen and strategic experience at companies of scale will be highly valuable as we continue to grow,” said CEO, Jack Sinclair.

About Hari Avula

Hari Avula has served as chief financial and strategic officer of Clif Bar & Company since May 2021, where he leads the financial management and enterprise strategy functions for the nutritious and organic food company. Avula joined Clif Bar from Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., (NASDAQ: WBA) where he served as CFO of global business transformation and digital/IT from 2020 to 2021 and CFO of retail pharmacy USA from 2017 to 2020. Before joining Walgreens, Avula spent over 22 years at PepsiCo, Inc. in a variety of financial and strategic roles, culminating as CFO for Frito Lay North America from 2015 to 2017.

“I am thrilled and humbled to join the Sprouts board,” said Hari Avula. “I have long-admired Sprouts for supporting wellness in its communities, and I look forward to working with the board and management team as Sprouts continues to fulfill its mission of broadening access to healthy living options.”

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts is the place where goodness grows. True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based, and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, Sprouts employs approximately 31,000 team members and operates approximately 380 stores in 23 states nationwide.

For more information: https://www.sprouts.com/

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