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10
Name
Professional
Occupation (1) Age
Director
Since
Robert D. Beyer Mr. Beyer is Chairman of Chaparal Investments LLC, a private
investment firm and holding company that he founded in 2009.
From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Beyer served as Chief Executive Officer of
The TCW Group, Inc., a global investment management firm. From
2000 to 2005, he served as President and Chief Investment Officer
of Trust Company of the West, the principal operating subsidiary
of TCW. Mr. Beyer is a member of the Board of Directors of The
Allstate Corporation. He is chair of the Financial Policy Committee
and a member of the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Beyer brings to Kroger his experience as CEO of TCW, a
global investment management firm serving many of the largest
institutional investors in the U.S. He has exceptional insight into
Kroger’s financial strategy, and his experience qualifies him to chair
the Financial Policy Committee. While at TCW, he also conceived
and developed the firm’s risk management infrastructure, an
experience that is useful to the Kroger Board in performing its
risk management oversight functions. His experience in managing
compensation programs makes him a valued member of the
Compensation Committee. His abilities and service as a director
were recognized by his peers, who selected Mr. Beyer as an
Outstanding Director in 2008 as part of the Outstanding Directors
Program of the Financial Times.
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David B. Dillon Mr. Dillon was elected Chairman of the Board of Kroger in 2004,
Chief Executive Officer in 2003, and President and Chief Operating
Officer in 2000. He served as President in 1999, and as President and
Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Dillon was elected
Executive Vice President of Kroger in 1990 and President of Dillon
Companies, Inc. in 1986. He is a director of DIRECTV, and during
the past five years was a director of Convergys Corporation.
Mr. Dillon brings to Kroger his extensive knowledge of the
supermarket business, having over 30 years of experience with
Kroger and Dillon Companies. In addition to his depth of knowledge
of Kroger and the fiercely competitive industry in which Kroger
operates, he has gained a wealth of experience by serving on audit,
compensation, finance, and governance committees of another
board.
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