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10-K
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Information regarding our current executive officers as of March 19, 2015 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 ............ 61 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Todd J. Vasos ................. 53 Chief Operating Officer
David M. Tehle ................ 58 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
David W. D’Arezzo ............. 56 Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer
John W. Flanigan .............. 63 Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Robert D. Ravener ............. 56 Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Gregory A. Sparks ............. 54 Executive Vice President, Store Operations
Rhonda M. Taylor .............. 47 Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Anita C. Elliott ................ 50 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. As previously announced,
Mr. Dreiling plans to retire from Dollar General effective January 29, 2016. 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, a retail drugstore chain on the
West Coast and in 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 Chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders Association
(RILA). Mr. Dreiling is a director of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Mr. Vasos joined Dollar General in December 2008 as Executive Vice President, Division President
and Chief Merchandising Officer. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2013.
Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Vasos served in executive positions with Longs Drug Stores
Corporation for 7 years, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (February
2008 through November 2008) and Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer
(2001 - 2008), where he was responsible for all pharmacy and front-end marketing, merchandising,
procurement, supply chain, advertising, store development, store layout and space allocation, and the
operation of three distribution centers. He also previously served in leadership positions at Phar-Mor
Food and Drug Inc. and Eckerd Corporation.
Mr. Tehle joined Dollar General in June 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. As previously announced, Mr. Tehle plans to retire from Dollar General effective July 1, 2015.
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 Incorporated. Mr. Tehle is a director of Jack in the Box Inc.
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