Dollar General adds two to board

Duo brings plenty of retail experience to newly public discounter

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Newly public Dollar General has beefed up its board with Warren Bryant and Bill Rhodes, two veterans of the retail sector. The appointments bring the Goodlettsville-based retailer's board to six.

Bryant, 63, was president and CEO and later chairman of Longs Drug Stores, the West Coast chain acquired by CVS last year. (That buyout also provided Dollar General with Todd Vasos, its current merchandising chief.) Prior to joining Longs, Bryant was senior vice president at Kroger from 1999 to 2002.

Rhodes, 42, was elected chairman of AutoZone in June 2007, adding that title to the president, CEO and director positions he's held since 2005. He joined AutoZone in 1994 from Ernst & Young.

Rick Dreiling, Dollar General's chairman and CEO, said Bryant and Rhodes have “worked across multiple facets of a retail organization, developing expertise in store operations, supply chain management and finance. We are confident that both will bring valuable knowledge to our newly-expanded board and look forward to their contributions as we drive the Dollar General business forward.”