Dollar General 2011 Annual Report Download - page 122

10-K
February 3, 2012, we leased approximately 530,000 square feet of additional temporary warehouse
space to support our distribution needs.
Our executive offices are located in approximately 302,000 square feet of buildings which we own
in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information contained in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements under the heading
‘‘Legal proceedings’’ contained in Part II, Item 8 of this report is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information regarding our current executive officers as of March 22, 2012 is set forth below. Each
of our executive officers serves at the discretion of our Board of Directors and is elected annually by
the Board to serve until a successor is duly elected. There are no familial relationships between any of
our directors or executive officers.
Name Age Position
Richard W. Dreiling . 58 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
David M. Tehle ..... 55 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kathleen R. Guion . . 60 Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and Real Estate
Gregory A. Sparks . . 51 Executive Vice President, Store Operations
Todd Vasos ........ 50 Executive Vice President, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer
John W. Flanigan . . . 60 Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Susan S. Lanigan . . . 49 Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Robert D. Ravener . . 53 Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Anita C. Elliott ..... 47 Senior Vice President and Controller
Mr. Dreiling joined Dollar General in January 2008 as Chief Executive Officer and a member of
our Board. He was appointed Chairman of the Board on December 2, 2008. Prior to joining Dollar
General, Mr. Dreiling served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Duane Reade
Holdings, Inc. and Duane Reade Inc., the largest drugstore chain in New York City, from November
2005 until January 2008 and as Chairman of the Board of Duane Reade from March 2007 until
January 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Dreiling, beginning in March 2005, served as Executive Vice
President—Chief Operating Officer of Longs Drug Stores Corporation, an operator of a chain of retail
drug stores on the West Coast and Hawaii, after having joined Longs in July 2003 as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operations Officer. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Dreiling served as Executive Vice
President—Marketing, Manufacturing and Distribution at Safeway, Inc., a food and drug retailer. Prior
to that, Mr. Dreiling served from 1998 to 2000 as President of Vons, a Southern California food and
drug division of Safeway. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders
Association (RILA). In 2010, he was named ‘‘Retailer of the Year’’ by Mass Market Retailer.
Mr. Dreiling is a director of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
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.,
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