Chief Executive and Chairman, Trader Joe’s Co.

With Bane at the helm, Trader Joe’s ranked No. 23 on Supermarket News’ Top 50 food and grocery retailers by sales for fiscal years 2020-21, posting an estimated $16.5 billion in revenue, up from $15.3 billion in 2019-20. The company operates about 550 stores and has more than 10,000 employees. Bane joined the company in 1998 as president of Trader Joe’s West. He was made chief executive and chairman in 2001 and helped develop the grocer into the largest private company in Los Angeles County with approximately 50,000 employees. Bane got a bachelor’s degree in 1969 from USC.

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