Dollar General Appoints Two New Members to its Board of Directors
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
Company Increases Board Size to 10
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced the appointment
of Tim McGuire and Ralph Santana to its board of directors effective
February 12, 2018.
“Dollar General is excited to welcome Tim and Ralph to its board of
directors,” said Michael Calbert, Dollar General’s chairman of the
board. “Each brings extensive knowledge of the retail and consumer
industries, and we are confident that they will add great value to our
board of directors and to Dollar General as it continues its strategic
growth.”
The election of McGuire and Santana to Dollar General’s board of
directors will bring the total number of directors to 10. McGuire will
serve on the compensation committee and Santana will serve on the
nominating and governance committee.
McGuire has served as Chairman of the Board of Mobile Service
Center Canada, Ltd. (d/b/a Mobile Klinik), a chain of professional
smartphone repair stores specializing in professional “while you wait”
repair and care of smartphones and tablets, since June 2017. He retired
from McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm, after
serving as a leader of its global retail and consumer practice for
almost 28 years. In that role, he led the company’s Americas retail
practice for five years, as well as consulting efforts with major
retail, telecommunications, consumer service and marketing organizations
in Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Australia. He
also co-founded McKinsey Analytics, a global group of consultants that
brings advanced analytics capabilities to clients to help make better
business decisions. McGuire began his career with Procter & Gamble in
1983 where he served in various positions, leaving in October 1989 as
its Marketing Director for the Canadian Food & Beverage division.
Since April 2013, Santana has served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Marketing Officer of Harman International Industries, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. with
responsibility for all aspects of Harman’s worldwide marketing strategy.
Prior to joining Harman, Santana served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer, North America for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
from June 2010 to September 2012, responsible for launching Samsung’s
U.S. e-commerce business and building out branding strategies to drive
visibility. He also previously served 16 years at PepsiCo with roles of
increasing responsibility including Vice President of Marketing, North
American Beverages, Pepsi-Cola where he spearheaded a creative overhaul
and re-launch of Pepsi-Cola, as well as its Frito-Lay’s international
and North America operations. Santana began his career as a senior
marketing associate at Beverage Marketing Corporation.
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About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for
over 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money.
Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and
replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning
supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low
prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated
14,321 stores in 44 states as of November 3, 2017. In addition to high
quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America’s
most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble,
Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg’s,
General Mills, and PepsiCo. For more information on Dollar General,
please visit www.dollargeneral.com.
Dollar General Corporation Investor Contacts: Donny
Lau, 615-855-5536 or Kevin Walker, 615-855-4954 or Media
Contacts: Crystal Ghassemi, 615-855-5210 or Media
Hotline: 1-877-944-DGPR (3477) dgpr@dollargeneral.com
