Sampson's previous leadership roles include president of two separate Albertsons divisions: Jewel-Osco and Shaws/Star Market. He also held executive positions at Ahold's Giant of Landover, Walmart's Sam's Club and Medicine Man Technologies, a vertically integrated cannabis company headquartered in Denver. More recently, Sampson played a leadership role at Meridian, Idaho-based Jacksons Food Stores, where he served as a director on the grocer's ExtraMile joint venture with San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron Corp.