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9
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.
52 1999
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 other boards.
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