Mark Irby Joins Publix Board of Directors

During Publix’s annual stockholders’ meeting, Mark Irby, retired Publix vice president of marketing, was elected to the company’s board of directors.

Irby began his Publix career in 1973 in the sign shop in Lakeland, Florida. After working in various capacities within that department, in 1983, he transferred into the advertising department as a marketing and research manager. In 1988, he was promoted to director of marketing and advertising, then to vice president of marketing in 1989. He retired earlier this year.

Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the United States with more than 230,000 associates, operates 1,296 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. For 25 consecutive years, the company has been recognized by Fortune as a great place to work.

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