Dollar General Announces Retirement of Mike Kindy
March 18 2021 - 7:10AM
Business Wire
Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain
to Step Down in April 2021; Tony Zuazo, Current Senior Vice
President of Inventory and Transportation, to Succeed Kindy
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) today announced the planned retirement
of Mike Kindy, the Company’s executive vice president of global
supply chain, effective April 15, 2021.
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Mike Kindy, Dollar General's EVP/Global
Supply Chain, to retire on April 15, 2021. (Photo: Business
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“Mike’s retirement comes after an outstanding career marked by
exceptional leadership in supply chain innovation and operational
excellence,” said Jeff Owen, Dollar General’s chief operating
officer. “The entire Dollar General leadership team is extremely
grateful for Mike’s contributions for the past 13 years. We
recognize Mike’s dedication and achievements and wish him and his
family the very best in this next chapter.”
Kindy first joined Dollar General in 2008 as vice president of
distribution and has served as executive vice president of global
supply chain since 2018. During his tenure with the Company, he
drove tremendous expansion, highlighted by the addition of nine
traditional distribution centers, the inception of the DG Fresh
supply chain that now includes 10 DG Fresh facilities, and the
creation of the DG Private Fleet network that now includes more
than 550 drivers.
Tony Zuazo will be promoted to executive vice president of
global supply chain upon Mike Kindy’s retirement. Zuazo joined DG
in 2010 as senior director of inventory and planning systems and
has held positions of increasing authority since that time, serving
most recently as senior vice president of inventory and
transportation. Tony holds a bachelor’s degree from Belmont
University.
Additionally, Rod West has been promoted to senior vice
president, distribution. Rod joined DG in 2005 as vice president of
process improvement and has led initiatives in finance,
merchandising, store operations and most recently in supply chain
where, beginning in 2019, he led the DG Fresh initiative from
concept through design and implementation. He holds bachelor’s
degrees from Clark Atlanta University and from Georgia Tech. He
also received a Master of Business Administration from the Goizueta
School of Business at Emory University.
“We are always excited to announce internal promotions,” added
Owen. “Tony and Rod are two outstanding leaders that each
respectively bring a wealth of leadership, knowledge and experience
to the supply chain team. We are confident they will help continue
to drive our organization forward, and we congratulate them as they
embark on new Dollar General leadership roles.”
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About Dollar General
Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 80 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 17,177 stores in 46 states as of January 29, 2021.
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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