(Radio Iowa) – The C-E-O of Hy-Vee — Iowa’s largest employer — will step down from that post on September 30th. Randy Edeker has been the chief executive officer of Hy-Vee since
2012. He has chosen Aaron Wiese to take over as C-E-O on October 1st. Wiese started at Hy-Vee in 1993 when he was in college and over the past decade Wiese has held a variety of executive roles in the company. He’s currently in charge of supply chains and subsidiaries.

According to a news release from the company, Wiese will focus on day-to-day operations and will report to Edeker, who’ll remain as chairman of Hy-Vee’s board of directors. Edeker, Hy-Vee’s out-going C-E-O, has worked at the company for 40 years. He started as a part-time employee at the Hy-Vee store in Chariton.