US' Dollar General appoints new CEO Jeff Owen to board of directors

With Owen’s appointment, Dollar General’s board of directors now consists of 10 total members with extensive expertise and experience across several industries. In July 2022, Dollar General had announced Owen would be the successor of Todd Vasos as CEO. Vasos will serve in a senior advisory position with Dollar General from November 1, 2022, through April 1, 2023, at which time, he will retire from employment with the company and is expected to continue to serve as a member of Dollar General’s board of directors, according to a press release by Dollar General.

Owen has previously held the roles of executive vice president, store operations, from June 2015 to August 2019, and senior vice president, store operations, from August 2011 to July 2014. Prior to August 2011, Owen served the company as a vice president, division manager; retail division manager; senior director, operations process improvement; and store manager, among other roles. He began his employment at Dollar General in 1992 as a store manager trainee in a Nashville, Tennessee store.

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