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Company and served as President of the Breakfast Division from 1992 to 1995 and President of
the Golden Grain Division from 1990 to 1992.
Mr. Tehle joined Dollar General in June 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. He served from 1997 to June 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Haggar Corporation, a manufacturing, marketing and retail corporation.
From 1996 to 1997, he was Vice President of Finance for a division of The Stanley Works, one
of the world’ s largest manufacturers of tools, and from 1993 to 1996, he was Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Hat Brands, Inc., a hat manufacturer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tehle
served in a variety of financial-related roles at Ryder System, Inc. and Texas Instruments.
Mr. Tehle serves as a director of Jack in the Box, Inc.
Mr. Buley joined Dollar General in December 2005 as Division President,
Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain. Prior to joining Dollar General, he served from
April 2005 through November 2005 as Executive Vice President, Retail Operations of Mervyn’ s
Department Store, a privately held company operating 265 department stores, where he was
responsible for store operations, supply chain (including 4 distribution centers), real estate,
construction, visual merchandising and interior planning, and loss prevention. From
September 2003 to March 2005, Mr. Buley worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company, a multi-
line retailer offering a wide array of merchandise and related services. As Sears’ Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Retail Store Operations, he was responsible for all store-based
activities. Prior to that, he had responsibility for 8 distinct businesses operating in over 2,200
locations as Sears’ Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of the Specialty
Retail Group. Prior to joining Sears, Mr. Buley spent 15 years in various positions with Kohl’ s
Corporation, which operates a chain of specialty department stores, including Executive Vice
President of Stores, responsible for store operations, and Senior Vice President of Stores.
Ms. Guion joined Dollar General in October 2003 as Executive Vice President, Store
Operations. She was named Executive Vice President, Store Operations and Store Development
in February 2005, and was promoted to Division President, Store Operations and Store
Development in November 2005. From 2000 until joining Dollar General, Ms. Guion served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke and Long Distributing Company, a convenience
store chain operator and wholesale distributor of petroleum products. Prior to that time, she
served as an operating partner for Devon Partners (1999-2000), where she developed operating
plans and assisted in the identification of acquisition targets in the convenience store industry,
and as President and Chief Operating Officer of E-Z Serve Corporation (1997-1998), an
owner/operator of convenience stores, mini-marts and gas marts. From 1987 to 1997, Ms. Guion
served as the Vice President and General Manager of the largest division (Chesapeake Division)
of company-owned stores at 7-Eleven, Inc., a convenience store chain. Other positions held by
Ms. Guion during her tenure at 7-Eleven include District Manager, Zone Manager, Operations
Manager, and Division Manager (Midwest Division).
Ms. Lanigan joined Dollar General in July 2002 as Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary. She was promoted to Senior Vice President in October 2003 and to
Executive Vice President in March 2005. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of