Family Dollar 2008 Annual Report Download - page 12

Investing For Our Shareholders
Providing value and convenience is what sets Family Dollar apart from other retailers and what positions us well
in today’s environment of rising unemployment, strong inflationary pressures and volatile energy prices.
Being a compelling place to invest means delivering sustainable shareholder value through income growth and effective capital
deployment. We are investing to build long-term capabilities and lower our cost structure. Through our supply chain optimization
initiative, Project Accelerate, we’ve enhanced our merchandising capabilities and improved the return on one of our largest assets –
inventory. By leveraging our buying power and merchandising capabilities and by more effectively using new technology and
new analytical tools, we intend to lower administrative expenses and maintain everyday low prices for our customers.
To deliver financial returns to our shareholders, we intend to continue to invest aggressively to increase our relevancy to
our customers while mitigating risk and managing costs. Hiring the right people, working to refine how we do business and
harnessing the power of the latest technology have prepared us well for the challenges we face in this new economy.
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Leadership Team
Howard R. Levine
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
R. James Kelly
President and
Chief Operating Officer
Dorlisa K. Flur
Executive Vice President –
Strategy and Marketing
Robert A. George
Executive Vice President –
Chief Merchandising Officer
Charles S. Gibson, Jr.
Executive Vice President –
Supply Chain
Barry W. Sullivan
Executive Vice President –
Store Operations
Bryan P. Causey
Senior Vice President –
Planning, Allocation and
Replenishment
Keith Gehl
Senior Vice President –
Real Estate and Facilities
Joshua R. Jewett
Senior Vice President –
Information Technology and
Procurement, CIO
Janet G. Kelley
Senior Vice President –
General Counsel and Secretary
Michael S. Kvitko
Senior Vice President –
Merchandising
Wook Lee
Senior Vice President –
Global Sourcing
Thomas M. Nash
Senior Vice President –
Real Estate Development
John J. Scanlon
Senior Vice President –
Merchandising
Kenneth T. Smith
Senior Vice President –
Chief Financial Officer
C. Martin Sowers
Senior Vice President –
Finance
Bryan Venberg
Senior Vice President –
Human Resources
Elizabeth M. Austin
Vice President – Information
Technology Operations and
Infrastructure
Raina L. Avalon
Vice President – Transportation
Samuel J. Bernstein
Vice President –
General Merchandise Manager
Earl C. Bonnecaze
Vice President –
Store Operations
James R. Bowen
Vice President – Distribution
Timothy R. Brokaw
Vice President –
Decision Support
Mark S. Chidester
Vice President – Human
Resources, Store Operations
Charles D. Curry
Vice President –
Store Planning and
Store Development
Allen W. Fields
Vice President –
Store Operations
Marianne P. Fiorucci
Vice President –
Planning and Allocations
Joseph A. Hayes, III
Assistant General Counsel,
Corporate and Compliance
James H. Hays
Vice President –
Internal Audit
Dennis A. Heskett
Vice President –
Store Operations
Billy W. Jones, Jr.
Vice President – Distribution
Michael E. Laurenti
Vice President –
Information Technology
Timothy A. Matz
Vice President – General
Merchandise Manager
Lonnie W. McCaffety
Vice President –
Store Operations
Colin P. McGinnis
Vice President –
Store Operations Support
Dennis C. Merriam
Vice President – Human
Resources, Distribution
Jacob J. Modla
Vice President –
Deputy General Counsel
Marilyn M. Morse
Vice President –
Facilities Management
Mtu W. Pugh
Vice President –
Business Development
Kiley F. Rawlins
Vice President –
Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications
Richard P. Siliakus
Vice President – General
Merchandise Manager
Donald G. Smith
Vice President – Marketing
R. Jeffrey Thomas
Vice President –
Replenishment
Jerome G. Vickers
Vice President –
Store Operations
Boris Zelmanovich
Vice President – General
Merchandise Manager, Food
and Merchandise Innovation
Scott T. Zucker
Vice President –
Merchandise Operations
Michael J. Zuege
Vice President –
Loss Prevention