Board of Directors

Todd Vasos
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Vasos currently serves as our Chief Executive Officer, having returned to Dollar General in October 2023 after serving as our CEO from June 2015 to November 2022. He served as Senior Advisor from November 2022 until his retirement in April 2023. He has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2015. Mr. Vasos joined Dollar General in December 2008 as Executive Vice President, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2013. Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Vasos served in leadership positions with Longs Drug Stores Corporation, Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc. and Eckerd Corporation. Mr. Vasos has served as a director of KeyCorp since July 2020.

Michael Calbert
Director

Mr. Calbert has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 2016. He joined the private equity firm KKR & Co. L.P. in January 2000 and was directly involved with several KKR portfolio companies until his retirement in January 2014, after which he served as a consultant to KKR until June 2015. Mr. Calbert led KKR’s Retail industry team prior to his retirement. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Randall’s Food Markets from 1997 until it was sold in September 1999 and worked as a certified public accountant and consultant with Arthur Andersen Worldwide from 1985 to 1994, where his primary focus was the retail and consumer industry. Mr. Calbert has served as a director of PVH Corp. since May 2022 and served as a director of Executive Network Partnering Corporation from September 2020 to October 2022 and AutoZone, Inc. from May 2019 to December 2021. He previously served as our Chairman of the Board from July 2007 until December 2008 and as our lead director from March 2013 until his re-appointment as our Chairman of the Board in January 2016.


Independent Director

Mr. Calbert has been chosen to lead the executive sessions of our independent directors and our non-management directors.

Warren Bryant
Director

Mr. Bryant served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Longs Drug Stores Corporation from 2002 through 2008 and as its Chairman of the Board from 2003 through his retirement in 2008. Prior to joining Longs Drug Stores, he served as a Senior Vice President of The Kroger Co. from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Bryant served as a director of Loblaw Companies Limited from May 2013 to May 2022, OfficeMax Incorporated from 2004 to 2013, and Office Depot, Inc. from November 2013 to July 2017.


Independent Director
Member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee
Member of the Audit Committee

Ana Chadwick
Director

Ms. Chadwick has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Insulet Corporation, a medical device company, since April 2024. She previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pitney Bowes Inc. from January 2021 until April 2024.  She also served for 28 years in various roles at General Electric Company, including President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital Global Legacy Solutions (March 2019 to January 2021); Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital Global Legacy Solutions (February 2016 to February 2019); Controller of GE Capital Americas (September 2014 to January 2016); Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Energy Financial Services (July 2010 to August 2014); Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital Global Banking – GE Money Bank Latin America (February 2009 to June 2010); Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Consumer Finance – Latin America (December 2005 to January 2009); Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Consumer Finance – GE Capital Bank Switzerland (December 2003 to November 2005); and a variety of finance and audit positions of increasing responsibility since joining the company in June 1993.


Independent Director
Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Timothy McGuire
Director

Mr. McGuire served as Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Service Center Canada, Ltd. (d/b/a Mobile Klinik, a business division of TELUS Corporation), a chain of professional smartphone repair stores, from October 2018 through August 2022, and as its Chairman of the Board from June 2017 to October 2018 and director from March 2017 to July 2020. He retired from McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm, in August 2017 after serving as a leader of its global retail and consumer practice for almost 28 years, including leading the Americas retail practice for five years. While at McKinsey, Mr. McGuire led 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 bringing advanced analytics capabilities to clients to help make better business decisions. Mr. McGuire also held various positions with Procter & Gamble (1983 to 1989), including Marketing Director for the Canadian Food & Beverage division.


Independent Director
Chairperson of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee

David Rowland
Director

Mr. Rowland served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Accenture plc, a leading global professional services company, from September 2019 to September 2021. Prior thereto, Mr. Rowland served as Accenture’s Interim Chief Executive Officer (January 2019 to September 2019); Chief Financial Officer (July 2013 to January 2019), Senior Vice President, Finance (September 2006 to July 2013); and a variety of consulting and finance leadership roles of increasing responsibility (July 1983 to September 2006). Mr. Rowland served as a director of Accenture plc from January 2019 to September 2021.

 

Independent Director

Member of the Audit Committee

 

Debra Sandler
Director

Ms. Sandler has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of La Grenade Group, LLC, a marketing consultancy that serves packaged goods companies operating in the health and wellness space, since September 2015. She also has served as Chief Executive Officer of Mavis Foods, LLC, a startup she founded that makes and sells Caribbean sauces and marinades, since April 2018.  Ms. Sandler previously served seven years with Mars, Inc., including Chief Health and Wellbeing Officer (July 2014 to July 2015); President, Chocolate North America (April 2012 to July 2014); and Chief Consumer Officer, Chocolate (November 2009 to March 2012). She also held senior leadership positions with Johnson & Johnson from 1999 to 2009, where her last position was Worldwide President for McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a fully integrated business unit within the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Group of Companies. She began her career in 1985 with PepsiCo, Inc., where she served for 13 years in a variety of marketing positions of increasing responsibility. Ms. Sandler has served as a director of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. since March 2021, Archer Daniels Midland Company since May 2016 and Gannett Co., Inc. since June 2015.



Independent Director 
Chairperson of the Nominating, Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee
Member of the Audit Committee

Ralph Santana
Director

Mr. Santana has served as Chief Executive Officer of Recteq Grills, a pellet grill company, since June 2022. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Harman International Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., from April 2013 until June 2022, with responsibility for Harman’s worldwide marketing strategy and global design group, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Electronics North America (June 2010 to September 2012), where he was responsible for launching Samsung’s U.S. e-commerce business. He also served 16 years at PepsiCo, Inc. (June 1994 to May 2010) in multiple international and domestic leadership roles in marketing, including Vice President of Marketing, North American Beverages, Pepsi-Cola, and held positions with its Frito-Lay’s international and North America operations. Mr. Santana began his career at Beverage Marketing Corporation (July 1989 to June 1992) where he served as a beverage industry consultant designing market entry and expansion strategies.


Independent Director
Member of the Nominating, Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee

Kathleen Scarlett
Director

Ms. Scarlett has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Affairs and Best Buy Canada, of Best Buy Co., Inc., a technology solutions retailer, since May 2023. During her 10 year tenure with Best Buy, she also has served as Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive Vice President, Best Buy Canada (January 2020 to May 2023); Chief Human Resource Officer and President, US Retail Stores (January 2019 to January 2020); Chief Human Resources Officer (May 2017 to January 2019); and Division Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President, Retail, Best Buy Canada (May 2014 to May 2017). Prior to Best Buy, Ms. Scarlett served as Chief Operating Officer of Grafton-Fraser Inc. from April 2010 to May 2014 and was a consultant with KMS Consulting from January 2010 to April 2010. Prior thereto, she served in positions with Loblaw Companies Limited (Senior Vice President, Shared Services, Talent Management from July 2007 to October 2008; and Senior Vice President, HR National Retail from September 2006 to July 2007), Hudson’s Bay Co. (Senior Vice President, HBC Marketing from June 2005 to December 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations and General Manager, Bay Stores from April 2002 to June 2005; Senior Vice President, Human Resources from September 1999 to April 2002; and various other positions of increasing responsibility from 1980 to 1993), Dylex Limited (Vice President, Human Resources from 1995 to 1999), and Premier Salons Canada (Vice President, Store Operations and Human Resources from 1993 to 1995). Ms. Scarlett also served as a director of Floor & Décor Holdings, Inc. from January 2021 to November 2022.


Independent Director
Member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee
Member of the Nominating, Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee