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Dollar General CEO to Retire; COO is Promoted to CEO

by Katie Lee

Goodlettsville, Tenn. — Dollar General Corporation’s CEO, Todd Vasos, has decided to retire from his position on November 1, 2022. Additionally, the company’s board of directors approved the promotion of Jeffery Owen (pictured), its chief operating officer since 2019, to succeed Vasos as CEO effective immediately following Vasos’s retirement from the CEO role. To assist in the transition of leadership, Vasos is expected to serve in a senior advisory position beginning November 1, 2022, and continuing through April 1, 2023, at which time Vasos will retire from employment with the …

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Salient Systems Appoints First Chief Security Officer

by Katie Lee

Austin, Texas — Salient Systems, a leader in open architecture video management software solutions, has named Keith Aubele CPP, LPP as the company’s chief security officer. Aubele brings decades of experience at leading retail organizations such as Walmart and The Home Depot to the CSO role, which is the first such position for Salient. A former director of loss prevention for Walmart Stores Inc., and senior vice president of loss prevention for The Home Depot, Aubele will guide Salient’s approach to customer needs in the rapidly changing security landscape, as …

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Kirkland’s Names CEO, President/COO Appointments

by Katie Lee

Nashville, Tenn. — Kirkland’s, Inc. is strengthening its senior management team with the addition of Steve “Woody” Woodward as chief executive officer. Woodward, who is currently president and chief merchant of Crate and Barrel, will join the Kirkland’s team on October 22, 2018. The company’s acting CEO, Mike Cairnes, will be promoted from his previous position of executive vice president to president in addition to resuming his previous role as chief operating officer.

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Kirkland’s President & CEO to Retire

by Katie Lee

Nashville, Tenn. — W. Michael Madden has resigned from his roles as president, chief executive officer and director of Kirkland’s, Inc., effective immediately, and will serve as an employee-advisor to the board until June 30, 2018. Michael B. Cairnes, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, will serve as acting CEO while the board conducts a search for a new CEO.

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