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Mr. Flanigan joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, in May 2008.
He was promoted to Executive Vice President in March 2010. He has 25 years of management
experience in retail logistics. Prior to joining Dollar General, he was group vice president of logistics
and distribution for Longs Drug Stores Corporation from October 2005 to April 2008. In this role, he
was responsible for overseeing warehousing, inbound and outbound transportation and facility
maintenance to service over 500 retail outlets. From September 2001 to October 2005 he served as the
Vice President of Logistics for Safeway Inc. where he oversaw distribution of food products from
Safeway distribution centers to all retail outlets, inbound traffic and transportation. He also held
distribution and logistics leadership positions at Vons—a Safeway company, Specialized Distribution
Management Inc., and Crum & Crum Logistics.
Ms. Lanigan joined Dollar General in July 2002 as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary. She was promoted to Senior Vice President in October 2003 and to Executive Vice President
in March 2005. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Lanigan served as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary at Zale Corporation, a specialty retailer of fine jewelry. During her six years
with Zale, Ms. Lanigan held various positions, including Associate General Counsel. Prior to that, she
held legal positions with both Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and the law firm of Troutman
Sanders LLP.
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 Coffee Company 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’s 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.
Mr. Sparks joined Dollar General in March 2012 as Executive Vice President of Store Operations.
Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Sparks served as Division President, Seattle Division, for Safeway
Inc., a food and drug retailer, a role he had held since 2001. As Division President of the Seattle
Division, Mr. Sparks was responsible for the supervision of approximately 200 stores and approximately
23,000 employees in the northwest region and oversaw real estate, finance and operations of the Seattle
Division. Mr. Sparks has 36 years of retail experience including a 34-year career with Safeway where he
held roles of increasing responsibility including merchandising manager (1987), category manager
(1987-1990), divisional director of merchandising, grocery and general merchandise (1990-1997) and
divisional vice president of marketing (1997-2001).
Mr. Vasos joined Dollar General in December 2008 as Executive Vice President, Division President
and Chief Merchandising Officer. 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 Drug Corp.
Ms. Elliott 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. Overseeing a staff of 140 employees at Big Lots, 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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