THE ASSERTIVE & COURAGEOUS LEADER

Emily Taylor has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since September 2020. She joined Dollar General in 1998 and held roles of increasing responsibility in investor relations, financial planning and analysis, merchandise planning, pricing and merchandising operations prior to her promotion to Vice President, Pricing & Merchandise Data Optimization in March 2011. She served as Vice President, Merchandising Operations (March 2012 to April 2014) and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager (April 2014 to September 2019), a position where she had a variety of category responsibilities, including Health & Beauty Care, Home, Seasonal and Apparel. She most recently served as Senior Vice President, Channel Innovation (September 2019 to September 2020), where she helped lead the launch of Dollar General's newest format store, pOpshelf.

Emily Taylor

EVP / Chief Merchandising Officer, Dollar General

March 2022

Emily Taylor

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