Cabela’s appoints Tractor Supply veteran to board

Sidney, Neb. - Cabela’s Inc. has appointed James F. Wright to its board of directors. Wright served as executive chairman of Tractor Supply Co. a farm and ranch supply retailer, from January 2013 through December 2013.



Prior to that, Wright served as chairman of the board and CEO of Tractor Supply Co. from November 2007 to January 2013, and previously served as president and CEO from 2004 to November 2007 and as president and COO from 2000 to 2004. He previously served as president and CEO of Tire Kingdom, a tire and automotive services retailer, from 1997 to 2000.



Wright also serves as a director of H&R Block Inc., and previously served as a director of Spartan Stores Inc. from 2002 through August 2011 and on the board and as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Retail Federation.