Kroger Co. replaced Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen following an investigation into his personal conduct, which the US supermarket chain said was unrelated to the company’s financial performance and didn’t involve Kroger employees.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen is resigning following a probe into his personal conduct, the grocery chain said Monday. McMullen, who was both the chairman and CEO, is out after a company board investigation found that his personal conduct,

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigns following an inquiry into his conduct deemed inconsistent with company standards.

Kroger announced Monday CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned following "a board investigation of his personal conduct." Lead Director Ronald “Ron” Sargent has been appointed interim CEO, effective immediately. Kroger said McMullen's conduct was "unrelated to the business," but "was inconsistent with Kroger’s policy on business ethics."

Rodney McMullen, the CEO and chairman of major grocery store chain Kroger, has resigned after a board investigation into his personal conduct.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen is resigning immediately from the grocery store chain following an investigation that found his personal conduct was “inconsistent” with the company’s ethics policies.

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigned from his post on Monday, weeks after a merger with Albertsons fell through.

Kroger board member Ron Sargent is taking the helm at the nation’s largest supermarket chain as questions about former CEO Rodney Mullen continue.

Kroger on Monday said its longtime chief executive Rodney McMullen has stepped down after a probe into his personal conduct revealed inconsistencies with the grocery chain’s ethics policy. The company said it was made aware of “certain personal conduct” by McMullen on Feb.

Chris Brigati, chief investment officer and managing director of SWBC, said the sudden resignation of Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen for an ethics violation should force the grocery chain to put more checks in place so that there is "nothing further throughout the company that can be disruptive.

Longtime Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen has resigned after an internal investigation found that his personal conduct was "inconsistent" with the company's ethics policy.