Subway digital chief heading to discount giant

Dollar General has tapped a fast-casual restaurant executive to lead its technology and fledgling online operations.



Dollar General Corp. announced that Carman Wenkoff will join the company as executive VP and CIO, effective July 10. He replaces current CIO Ryan Boone, who recently announced his retirement.



Wenkoff most recently served as CIO and chief digital officer for Subway restaurants, where under his leadership the information technology team created an innovative digital marketing platform and point-of-sale system, and many other integrated store technology solutions to help increase sales and profitability. Prior to that, he was part of the IT and management team at Subway restaurant’s franchisee-owned Independent Purchasing Cooperative and served as chairman of the Retail Gift Card Association.



“I am excited to have someone with Carman’s experience and digital expertise to be joining our team to lead this important part of the business,” said Todd Vasos, CEO, Dollar General, chief executive officer, which operates 13,601 stores in 44 states. “We continue to focus on enhancing our digital presence and meeting our customers when and how they decide to engage with us. I’m confident with Carman’s vision we will continue to strengthen these efforts as well as leveraging technology to improve our processes, lower costs and drive a better customer experience.”