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three distribution centers. He also previously served in leadership positions at Phar-Mor Food
and Drug Inc. and Eckerd Drug Corp.
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
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. 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. Flanigan joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, in
May 2008. He has 25 years of management experience in retail logistics. Prior to joining Dollar
General, he was group vice president of logistics and distribution for Longs Drug Stores
Corporation from October 2005 to April 2008. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing
warehousing, inbound and outbound transportation and facility maintenance to service 500+
retail outlets. From September 2001 to October 2005 he served as the Vice President of
Logistics for Safeway Inc. where he oversaw distribution of food products from Safeway
distribution centers to all retail outlets, inbound traffic and transportation. He also held
distribution and logistics leadership positions at Vons – a Safeway company, Specialized
Distribution Management Inc., and Crum & Crum Logistics.
Mr. Ravener joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer
in August 2008. Prior to joining Dollar General, he served as the Senior Vice President of U.S.
Partner Resources for Starbucks Coffee Company from April 2007 to August 2008. In this role,
Mr. Ravener oversaw all aspects of human resources activity for more than 10,000 stores. He
also served as Starbucks’ Vice President, Partner Resources-Eastern Division, from September
2005 to March 2007. Prior to serving at Starbucks, Mr. Ravener held Vice President of Human
Resources roles for The Home Depot’ s Store Support Center and a domestic field division from
April 2003 to September 2005. Mr. Ravener also served in executive roles in both human
resources and operations at Footstar, Inc. and roles of increasing leadership at PepsiCo.
(b) Procedures for Shareholders to Nominate Directors; Arrangements to Serve as
Directors. All of our directors are managers of Buck Holdings, LLC which serves as the general
partner of Buck Holdings, L.P. The Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Agreement of Buck Holdings, LLC generally requires that the members of Buck Holdings, LLC