Dollar General Names Richard E. Thornburgh to Board of Directors.GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DG) today announced the appointment of former long-time Credit Suisse executive Richard E. Thornburgh to its board of directors. Thornburgh, 54, is vice chairman of Corsair Capital, a private equity investment company, and serves on the board and the risk committee of Credit Suisse Group, a diversified financial services holding company. Prior to that, Thornburgh had a long career with the Credit Suisse Group and was instrumental in creating the integrated bank, Credit Suisse. "Dick draws on three decades of financial expertise. His insight and broad perspective are invaluable in representing the interests of shareholders," said Dennis Bottorff, chairman of nominating & corporate governance committee. "We are pleased that he has joined Dollar General's board of directors." Thornburgh began his career at The First Boston Corporation, a predecessor to Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , and served in a number of Credit Suisse executive positions over three decades, including, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. and Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse Group, CFO of Credit Suisse First Boston and, most recently, executive vice chairman of CSFB CSFB Credit Suisse First Boston CSFB Cyclically Shifted Filter Bank and member of the executive board of Credit Suisse Group. As executive vice chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, Thornburgh oversaw Credit Suisse Asset Management and Private Client Services. He also had responsibilities for credit risk and strategic risk management, human resources, corporate client services, corporate communications and government affairs. Thornburgh also formerly served as chairman of the Securities Industry Association. Thornburgh received his BBA BBA abbr. Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] in 1974 and an MBA from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. in 1976. About Dollar General Dollar General is a Fortune 500(R) discount retailer with 8,133 neighborhood stores as of June 30, 2006. Dollar General stores offer convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com. |
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