The supermarket chain said that while Rodney McMullen’s conduct wasn’t related to the business, it was inconsistent with its ethics policy.

Mr. McMullen’s conduct is not related to the company’s financial performance, operations or reporting, and it did not involve any Kroger associates,” the company said.

Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen is stepping down after an internal investigation into his personal conduct.

McMullen began his career with Kroger as a part-time stock clerk and bagger at a Kentucky store and worked his way up through the company.

Kroger chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned after a company investigation found his conduct outside the office was “inconsistent with Kroger’s policy on business ethics,” the supermarket

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned from the grocery giant following a board investigation of his personal conduct that was unrelated to the business but was inconsistent with the company’s policy on business ethics.

Kroger 's longtime leader Rodney McMullen abruptly resigned March 2 following a personal conduct probe initiated in February, ending a nearly 50-year career with the Cincinnati-based grocery giant. Here's what we know – and don't – about his career with the nation's largest traditional supermarket chain, and it's sudden end.

McMullen, the longtime CEO of the grocery chain, resigned on Monday, March 3, following a board investigation into his personal conduct. Learn more about him here.