Greg Foran

Gregory Stephen Foran (born 22 July 1961) is a New Zealand businessman who has served as the chief executive officer of Kroger since February 2026. He was previously the president and CEO of the American division of Walmart, and was the chief executive officer of Air New Zealand from 2020 to 2025.

Early life and education Foran was born on 22 July 1961 in New Zealand to two school teachers. He grew up in Hastings and Hamilton. He attended Twyford School and St John's College in Hastings, St John's College in Hamilton, and Hillcrest High School in Hamilton.

Career

Woolworths Foran's first job was a shelf stacker at a supermarket in Hamilton. At age 20 he became a Woolworths manager, and by age 48 he almost became the CEO of Woolworths Australia but was unsuccessful. In 2014, Foran was promoted to president and CEO of Walmart Asia and in the same year transitioned to president and CEO of Walmart U.S. During this period he lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Foran raised Walmart's minimum gun-purchasing age to 21. As the new CEO, he proposed to hold a 100-day review of the business, which included asking employees and customers how the business could improve, and personally serving beverages to customers and cleaning aeroplanes. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the completion of the review; he had instead begun leading in "crisis management mode", announcing at one point that the company was expecting a 90% reduction in revenue.

Kroger On 9 February 2026, Foran was appointed chief executive officer of the American retail company Kroger, succeeding Ron Sargent, who served as interim CEO since March 2025.

Personal life Foran has three sons and one daughter. His sons, Kieran Foran and Liam Foran, were both professional rugby league players.