People in Business: Nov. 24, 2025

The board of directors of Big Y Foods Inc. has announced the following appointments: Caroline Cuzeau of Longmeadow, director of financial planning and analysis; Anita Giroux of Hatfield, director of information technology infrastructure; Morgan Spencer of Longmeadow, director of retail marketing, and Beth Young of Westfield, district director

Cuzeau has served as senior manager of finance at Big Y since 2020. She brings over 20 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, having held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Reuters, Dow, Travelers and Timex.

Born and raised in France, Cuzeau began her academic journey in law at Université de Droit Dijon and completed a one-year exchange program in the United States. She later earned a degree from Drexel University’s Business School in Philadelphia. She also served as a co-leader of Y You Belong, an employee resource group dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion, belonging, fairness and equity. In 2025, Cuzeau completed the National Grocers Association Executive Leadership Development Program, a curriculum designed and facilitated by Cornell University.

Giroux will continue overseeing the networking and hardware support departments in maintaining and leading the strategic planning of the IT infrastructure and will have the added responsibility of leading the security and controls department in driving Big Y’s security and data governance posture.

Giroux has been in the IT field for over 25 years. Prior to joining Big Y in June 2019 as manager of networking and hardware support, she spent 14 years in IT at a local community bank, including nine years as senior network administrator. She was promoted to senior manager of networking and hardware support in January 2023.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in information technology from UMass Lowell, with a minor in sociology and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Gamma Delta Chapter of the National Honor Society. She is currently pursuing her MBA in IT management at Southern New Hampshire University.

Spencer will oversee the alignment and integration of marketing technology, production workflows, channel initiatives and data-driven strategies to ensure cohesive and impactful execution.

Spencer began her career at Big Y in 2006 as a produce clerk at Fresh Acres Market, where she helped open the store. While attending college, she worked across various departments at Fresh Acres before transitioning to the Big Y Store Support Center. From 2013 to 2015, Spencer served as produce/floral administrative assistant, followed by her role as floral category manager from 2015 to 2017. She joined the marketing department in 2017 as manager of marketing services and was promoted to senior retail marketing manager in 2022. Spencer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Roger Williams University in 2012 and an MBA in entrepreneurial thinking and innovative practices from Bay Path University in 2020. She was also a founding member of XYZ, an employee resource group dedicated to bridging the generational gap across the five generations at Big Y.

Young has been appointed district director overseeing 16 locations across Connecticut. Young will be responsible for staffing, training and development, operational execution and driving sales strategies and results.

Young joined Big Y in 2021 as a district sales and merchandising mentor. She began her career at Stop & Shop in 1998 as a part-time cashier and has since held numerous leadership roles including department manager, assistant store manager, store manager, center store manager, regional customer service manager and district director.

She earned an associate degree from Holyoke Community College in 1998 and a Bachelor of Science from Westfield State University in 2000. Young serves on the Western Massachusetts Food Bank Board of Directors. She has been a co-leader of Women L.E.A.D., Big Y’s employee resource group focused on empowering women leaders in their personal and professional development.