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Dollar General CEO to Retire; COO is Promoted to CEO

by Katie Lee July 25, 2022

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 …

July 25, 2022

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Salient Systems Appoints First Chief Security Officer

by Katie Lee December 15, 2021

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 …

December 15, 2021

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Kirkland’s Names CEO, President/COO Appointments

by Katie Lee September 24, 2018

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.

September 24, 2018

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Kirkland’s Reopens Hometown Store with All-New Design

by Katie Lee September 19, 2018

Nashville, Tenn. — Kirkland’s has reopened its Brentwood, Tenn., location at 1624 Galleria Blvd. after a month-long closure for remodeling. The new, reimagined store design has been carefully planned to provide shoppers with design and decor inspiration.

September 19, 2018

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Kirkland’s President & CEO to Retire

by Katie Lee April 11, 2018

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.

April 11, 2018

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Kirkland’s Announces Passing of Former CEO

by Katie Lee November 29, 2016

Nashville, Tenn. — Kirkland’s board member and former long-time CEO, Robert E. Alderson, passed away in November 2016. Alderson had been a director of Kirkland’s since 1986 and served as the company’s CEO two separate times between 2001 and 2015.

November 29, 2016

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Kirkland’s Adds New Chief Operating Officer

by Katie Lee November 22, 2016

Nashville, Tenn. — Kirkland’s, Inc. is strengthening its senior leadership team with the appointment of Mike Cairnes to executive vice president and chief operating officer, a new position, effective November 28, 2016.

November 22, 2016