Dollar General Promotes Emily Taylor to Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer
September 25 2020 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
Major Retailer Also Announces Other
Organizational Changes
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced Emily Taylor has
been named executive vice president and chief merchandising officer
effective today. Taylor, who formerly served as senior vice
president of channel innovation, brings more than two decades of
leadership excellence and expertise to the role. Dollar General
also announced the departure of Jason Reiser from the Company
effective September 24, 2020.
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“We are confident that Emily’s strategic vision and longstanding
leadership with Dollar General will help to drive our continued
efforts to innovate, capture growth opportunities and serve our
customers and communities,” said Jeff Owen, Dollar General’s Chief
Operating Officer. “I would also like to thank Jason for his
contributions to advancing Dollar General’s merchandising strategy
and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
Taylor, who joined Dollar General in 1998, has held roles of
increasing responsibility in investor relations, financial planning
and analysis, merchandise planning, pricing and merchandising
operations. She now will be responsible for the strategy and
execution of the Company's merchandising, marketing, global
sourcing, merchandise operations and in-store experience efforts.
Taylor earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
North Carolina at Asheville and an MBA from the Owen Graduate
School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Taylor has served as
Dollar General’s senior vice president of channel innovation since
2019. She has been named as one of Mass Market Retailer’s Most
Influential Women in Retail since 2016 and was also named among the
magazine’s prestigious “People Who Make A Difference” list in
2018.
The Company also announced additional organizational changes
today. Tracey Herrmann will now serve as senior vice president of
channel innovation, having previously served as senior vice
president of store operations. Kal Patel, formerly a vice president
and division manager, will be promoted to senior vice president of
store operations.
About Dollar General
Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 80 years through its mission of Serving
Others. 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 16,720 stores in 46 states as of July 31, 2020. 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.
Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
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