Dollar General Names Carman Wenkoff as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
June 21 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Wenkoff brings track record of driving
retail digital innovation
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) today announced that Carman
Wenkoff will join the Company as executive vice president and chief
information officer (CIO) effective July 10. Wenkoff replaces
current CIO Ryan Boone, who recently announced his retirement.
Wenkoff brings a broad range of experience to Dollar General with
success in implementing digital strategies and payment and loyalty
solutions at the retail level.
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Carman Wenkoff, newly named executive
vice president and chief information officer at Dollar General.
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“I am excited to have someone with Carman’s experience and
digital expertise to be joining our team to lead this important
part of the business,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief
executive officer. “We continue to focus on enhancing our digital
presence and meeting our customers when and how they decide to
engage with us. I’m confident with Carman’s vision we will continue
to strengthen these efforts as well as leveraging technology to
improve our processes, lower costs and drive a better customer
experience.”
Wenkoff most recently served as chief information officer and
chief digital officer for Subway® restaurants where under his
leadership the Information Technology (IT) team created an
innovative digital marketing platform and point-of-sale system, and
many other integrated store technology solutions to help increase
sales and profitability. Prior to his role at Subway®, Wenkoff was
part of the IT and management team at Subway® restaurant’s
franchisee-owned Independent Purchasing Cooperative and served as
Chairman of the Retail Gift Card Association. Previous to that, he
served in senior IT management positions with several tech firms
focused on digital marketing and payment and loyalty solutions.
Wenkoff began his career in law and served as general counsel for
Pivotal Corporation. He also served as vice president,
operations/finance and general counsel for Ontain Corporation, a
technology company focused on mobile and retail merchant
solutions.
Wenkoff earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from
Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada. He earned his Law
degree at the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada. He was
admitted to practice law in both the Province of British Columbia,
Canada, and the State of Washington.
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, clothing for the family, housewares and seasonal
items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations.
Dollar General operated 13,601 stores in 44 states as of May 5,
2017. In addition to high quality private brands, Dollar General
sells products from America's most-trusted brands such as Procter
& Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills,
Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar
General at www.dollargeneral.com.
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