Bob Mariano (executive)
| Bob Mariano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Anthony Mariano March 1950 (age 67) Chicago, Illinois |
| Residence | Streeterville, Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | corporate executive |
| Known for | CEO and chairman of Roundy's |
| Spouse(s) | Nina |
Robert Anthony "Bob" Mariano (born March 1950; pronounced /mɑːriːɑːnoʊ/) is an American businessman, currently CEO and chairman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based supermarket chain Roundy's.
Robert Anthony Mariano was born in March 1950 in Jefferson Park, Chicago, Illinois to Dorothy and Robert John Mariano. After a short time in Chicago they moved to nearby Arlington Heights, where he grew up as the oldest of his two brothers and two sisters.
He went to high school at Loyola Academy and in 1967 he began working as a part-time deli clerk at a Dominick's supermarket. He initially wanted to go into pre-med, but after applying unsuccessfully to five medical schools, he switched to the pharmaceutical industry. He was rejected by thirteen different companies, one of which said he looked too young. He was eventually hired as a salesman for Oscar Mayer, a company for which his father, a butcher, had also worked. After working there for a year and a half, he was hired in 1973 as an assistant manager for a Dominick's in Des Plaines. He became close friends with Dominick's owner Dominick DiMatteo. Mariano earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and his Master of Business Administration degree from University of Chicago. He rose steadily through the ranks of Dominick's becoming president and then CEO in 1996. Two years later, Safeway bought Dominick's, causing Mariano and many other executives to leave the company.
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