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fine jewelry. During her six years with Zale, Ms. Lanigan held various positions, including
Associate General Counsel. Prior to that, she held legal positions with both Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc. and the law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP.
Ms. Lowe joined Dollar General as Executive Vice President of Human Resources in
September 2005. From 2000 to 2004, Ms. Lowe was Executive Vice President of Human
Resources, Corporate Communications, and Public Affairs for Ryder System, Inc., a logistics
and transportation services company. She was Executive Vice President of Human Resources
and Administration Services for Beneficial Management Corporation, an international consumer
finance company, from 1997 to 1999, and Executive Vice President of Human Resources and
Communications for Heller International, a commercial finance company, from 1993 to 1997.
She also served as Senior Vice President, Administrative Services, for Sanwa Business Credit
Corporation from 1985 to 1993. Prior to joining Sanwa, she spent 13 years with Continental
Illinois Leasing Corporation and Continental Bank, where her last position was Vice President
and Division Head. Ms. Lowe serves as a director of The South Financial Group, Inc.
Ms. Elliott joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President and Controller in
August 2005. Prior to joining Dollar General, she served as Vice President and Controller of Big
Lots, Inc., a closeout retailer, from May 2001 to August 2005. Overseeing a staff of 140
employees at Big Lots, she was responsible for accounting operations, financial reporting and
internal audit. Prior to serving at Big Lots, she served as Vice President and Controller for
Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc., a grocery retailer, from April 1998 to March 2001. At
Jitney-Jungle, Ms. Elliott was responsible for the accounting operations and the internal and
external financial reporting functions. Prior to serving at Jitney-Jungle, she practiced public
accounting for 12 years, 6 of which were with Ernst & Young LLP.
Mr. Gibson joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President of Dollar General Market in
November 2005. He was named Senior Vice President of Dollar General Markets and Shrink in
January 2008. Prior to joining Dollar General, he assembled and led teams of investment bankers
and private equity fund managers in several mid-sized business acquisition efforts from 2004 to
November 2005. He also served as Senior Vice President of Global Logistics (2000-2003) and
Vice President of Imports and Logistics (1998-2000) for The Home Depot, Inc., a home
improvement retailer. He founded Gibson Associates, a management consulting firm, in 1997
and served there until 1998. Prior to that, he served in various positions at Rite Aid Corporation
from 1994 to 1997, including Senior Vice President of Logistics. He also served retailers as a
management consulting principal (1993-1994) and management consultant (1984-1993) at
Deloitte & Touche.
(b) Procedures for Shareholders to Nominate Directors; Arrangements to Serve as
Directors. The procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of
Directors that were contained in our Bylaws prior to the Merger were eliminated as a result, and
at the effective time, of the Merger.
All of our directors are managers of Buck Holdings, LLC. The Second Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Buck Holdings, LLC generally requires that
the members of Buck Holdings, LLC take all necessary action to ensure that the persons who