Dollar General names former CVS exec to board
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General David Rickard to its board of directors.
Rickard served as EVP, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of CVS Caremark Corporation and CVS Pharmacy from September 1999 until December 2009. Prior to joining CVS Caremark, Rickard was the SVP and chief financial officer of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation from 1997 to 1999.
“We are pleased to welcome such a retail veteran to our board,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “Dave’s years of experience and diverse retail industry background will be an asset to the Dollar General board. We are certain that his expertise will serve Dollar General well as we work to move the company forward.”