Japanese conglomerate Seven & i Holdings and its c-store arm, 7-Eleven, continue to make leadership changes amid a historic week for the company.
Effective March 11, two of Seven & i’s board directors, Jenifer Simms Rogers and Elizabeth Miin Meyerdirk, resigned from their roles for undisclosed reasons, according to a Wednesday announcement. Rogers’ and Meyerdirk’s resignations came two days after 7-Eleven CEO Joseph DePinto also left Seven & i’s board.
Rogers joined Seven & i’s board as an outside director in May 2022 and became a member of its compensation committee at that time, according to the company’s website. She had previously served as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Meyerdirk also joined the board in May 2022 after serving as CEO of healthcare company Hey Favor, also known as The Pill Club.
Seven & i said in its announcement that despite the recent resignations, it will still have the legally required number of board directors.
Meanwhile, 7-Eleven International — which includes the retailer’s 48,000 c-stores across 16 countries not covered by other divisions — named company veteran Michael Berger as vice president of international operations, Berger announced via LinkedIn this week. Berger noted in his LinkedIn bio that in his new role, he’s tasked with supporting the company’s international master franchisees, licensees and joint venture operators.
Berger has held numerous roles with 7-Eleven and 7-Eleven International since the turn of the century, according to his LinkedIn bio. Those positions have included international operations excellence manager and international senior director for Asia and Latin America, as well as international senior director for Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Australia.
These leadership changes come days after Seven & i revealed that it intends to spin off 7-Eleven in North America as its own publicly traded company in the second half of 2026, and that Stephen Dacus will be the successor to current Seven & i CEO Ryuichi Isaka, who has been in the role since 2016. Dacus is expected to take over in May.
