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leadership positions at Vons—a Safeway company, Specialized Distribution Management Inc., and
Crum & Crum Logistics.
Mr. Owen returned to Dollar General in June 2015 as Executive Vice President of Store
Operations, with over 21 years of previous employment experience with the Company. Prior to his
departure from Dollar General in July 2014, he was Senior Vice President, Store Operations. Prior to
August 2011, Mr. Owen served as Vice President, Division Manager. From November 2006 to March
2007, he served as Retail Division Manager. Prior to November 2006, he was Senior Director,
Operations Process Improvement. Mr. Owen served the Company in various operations roles of
increasing importance and responsibility from December 1992 to September 2004. Mr. Owen has served
as a director of Kirkland’s Inc. since March 30, 2015.
Mr. Ravener joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer in August
2008. He was promoted to Executive Vice President in March 2010. Prior to joining Dollar General, he
served in human resources executive roles with Starbucks Corporation, a roaster, marketer and retailer
of specialty coffee, from September 2005 until August 2008 as the Senior Vice President of U.S.
Partner Resources and, prior to that, as the Vice President, Partner Resources—Eastern Division. As
the Senior Vice President of U.S. Partner Resources at Starbucks, Mr. Ravener oversaw all aspects of
human resources activity for more than 10,000 stores. Prior to serving at Starbucks, Mr. Ravener held
Vice President of Human Resources roles for The Home Depot Inc., a home improvement retailer, at
its 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, Inc.
Ms. Taylor has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since March 17, 2015. She
joined Dollar General as an Employment Attorney in March 2000 and was subsequently promoted to
Senior Employment Attorney in 2001, Deputy General Counsel in 2004, Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel in March 2010, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel in June 2013. Prior to
joining Dollar General, she practiced law with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., where
she specialized in labor law and employment litigation. She has also held attorney positions with
Ford & Harrison LLP and Stokes & Bartholomew.
Mr. Thorpe returned to Dollar General in August 2015 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Merchandising Officer, with over six years of previous employment experience with the Company. He
previously served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, from May 2006 when he
joined the Company until his departure in July 2012. Following his departure from Dollar General,
Mr. Thorpe provided on a limited ad-hoc basis certain retail industry consulting services as President of
JW Thorpe & Associates, Inc. Prior to Dollar General, he served in various positions of increasing
importance and responsibility with Sears Holdings Corporation, a leading integrated retailer, from
March 1991 to May 2006 where his last position was Vice President and General Merchandise
Manager—Hard Home of Sears Home Group. Prior to Sears, he worked as a Marketing Program
Manager for Zenith Data Systems, a personal computer development and sales company, from July
1990 to February 1991. He began his career at The MAXIMA Corporation, an information technology
services company, where he held various project administration and analyst positions.
Ms. Elliott has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since December 2,
2015. She 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, where 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.
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