Dollar General Announces Executive Promotions

Dollar General Corporation has announced multiple promotions within the Executive team:

• Emily Taylor has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, where she will succeed Jason Reiser after his departure. Emily, who has been with the company since 1998, will transition from her current role as Senior Vice President of Channel Innovation.
• Tracey Hermann has been promoted from Senior Vice President of Store Operations to Senior Vice President of Channel Innovation, succeeding Emily Taylor.
• Kal Patel has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Store Operations from his former role as Vice President and General Manager, succeeding Tracey Hermann.

Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of January 2020, Dollar General operates 16,278 stores in the continental United States. The company earned $27.8 billion for fiscal year 2019, and has more than 157,000 employees.