Cherokee Native Aaron Wiese Joins the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame
January 9, 2019 | News & Press Releases
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 9, 2019) — Cherokee native Aaron Wiese was named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in December. Wiese, vice president of HealthMarkets and health & wellness strategy, was recently inducted as the 2018 Officer of the Year, Vice President, at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting.
Hy-Vee Chairman, CEO and President Randy Edeker noted Wiese’s large impact on growing both Hy-Vee’s pharmacy and HealthMarket departments.
“Aaron has been a key leader in every position he has held within our company,” Edeker said. “Aaron has gained the trust of many throughout the industry. Aaron has done an outstanding job and is well-deserving of this honor as Officer of the Year, Vice President.”
Wiese started his career with Hy-Vee in 1993 while still a student. After graduating, he served as operations manager at Hy-Vee Care for four years. In 2012, Wiese became director of real estate strategic planning for Hy-Vee and became director of health/wellness strategic planning in 2013. In October 2014, he was promoted to assistant vice president of specialty pharmacy and vice president of business development at Amber Pharmacy, a Hy-Vee subsidiary. In early 2016, he was promoted to assistant vice president and Hy-Vee president at Amber Pharmacy. Wiese was named to the position of vice president of strategy and innovation, and then served as Hy-Vee’s vice president of health & wellness strategy in 2017. Later that year, Wiese was named to his current position as vice president of HealthMarkets and health & wellness strategy.
Wiese attended Washington High School in Cherokee and received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Northern Iowa.
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