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VANCOUVER, Wash. – Whole Foods Market’s regional vice president of operations, Bruce Silverman, will discuss the development of Whole Foods Market’s values and culture at Washington State University Vancouver’s spring installment of the MBA Stakeholder Series. Silverman will speak at 7 p.m. March 19 in the Undergraduate Classroom building, room 1. The event is free and open to the public.

Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is the nation’s leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market has earned its title of “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store.”

With more than 23 years of experience at Whole Foods Market, Silverman understands the company’s unique team member and stakeholder culture. Silverman will discuss the development of Whole Foods Market’s core values, stakeholder vs. shareholder thinking and the systems Whole Foods Market uses to infuse its values into stakeholder relationships.

Jerry Goodstein, professor of management at �鶹��ý, views Silverman’s visit as a valuable opportunity for students and community members to further their knowledge about stakeholder-business relationships.

“Silverman will discuss how Whole Foods Market puts into practice its unique ‘Declaration of Interdependence,’” said Goodstein. “A declaration which represents its philosophy about how Whole Foods Market works with stakeholders to further their mutual interests.”

Goodstein also believes Silverman’s experience provides him with a rich and unique perspective for sharing his insights into Whole Foods Market’s values and stakeholder relationships. Silverman has served as regional coordinator of prepared foods, regional vice president of marketing, global vice president of private label and regional vice president of operations for Whole Foods Market.

�鶹��ý's MBA Stakeholder Series brings business leaders to campus once a semester to highlight and discuss the role of corporate stakeholders with faculty, students and community members

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MEDIA CONTACTS

Jerry Goodstein, College of Business, 360-546-9755, jgoodstein@vancouver.wsu.edu

Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu