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10 Dollar General operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held operations leadership roles at Dollar General, from the chief operating officer and store operations executives to vice presidents and directors of operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams in retail companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10David Magallan
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · Dollar General
Director Of Operations at Dollar General since June 2021, a Director-level role in the Operations department according to the profile, which lists David Magallan in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States. It is the only work row the source shows for this person.
Emily Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Dollar General
Chief Operating Officer at Dollar General since November 2025. Former EVP Chief Merchandising Officer (2020–2025), Sr. Vice President Channel Innovation (2019–2020) and Vice President, Merchandise Operations (2012–2014) at Dollar General, the last a role the profile places in the Operations department.
James Thursby
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Distribution Operations · Dollar General
Former Vice President Distribution Operations at Dollar General (2020–2025); the profile describes work on enhancing distribution operations through process improvements, warehouse management and operations management. Former Sr. Director Supply Chain Industrial Engineering and Process Improvement at Dollar General (2017–2020), and Chief Operating Officer at DBH Distributing, LLC since November 2025.
Kal Patel
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Store Operations · Dollar General
Former SVP, Store Operations (2020–2021) and former Divisional Vice-President (2018–2020) at Dollar General, and VP, Distribution there since May 2021. Kal Patel was Senior Vice President, Brand Operations - Fortunoff Stores at Chair King Backyard Store (2017–2018).
Matthew Winchester
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Distribution Center Operations · Dollar General
Former Sr. Director Distribution Center Operations at Dollar General (2022–2026) in Aurora, Colorado; the profile says Matthew Winchester influenced opportunity sites with lean principle A3 inbound process flow improvement plans. Matthew Winchester was also Director of Distribution at Dollar General (2022–2026) and Senior Regional Director Corporate Operations, North Region at Core-Mark International (2018–2022).
Michael McGraw
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director of DC Ops · Dollar General
Sr Director of DC Ops at Dollar General since June 2018, a role the profile headline describes as Sr Director of Operations at Dollar General; the profile lists Michael McGraw in the Greater Harrisburg Area. Former Director Of Operations at JCPenney (2016–2018) and General Manager at Walmart (1999–2016).
Ryan Flynt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Operations · Dollar General
Senior Director of Operations at Dollar General since August 2025, a role in the Operations department according to the profile. Former Assistant Director of Operations at Dollar General (2022–2025) in Walton, Kentucky, and Senior Operations Manager at Amazon (2015–2020).
Tod Boyster
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Dollar General
Vice President Operations at Dollar General since July 2021, a role the profile places in the Midwest. Former Sr. Director of Sales (2021), Sr. Director of DSD (2020–2021), Sr. Director of Operational Effectiveness (2017–2020) and Regional Director (2014–2017) at Dollar General.
Tracey Herrmann
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Store Operations · Dollar General
Executive Vice President, Store Operations at Dollar General since February 2025. Former Senior Vice President - Store Operations (2017–2020 and 2024–2025), Senior Vice President pOpshelf - Store Operations, Merchandising and Marketing (2020–2024) and Division Vice President - Store Operations (2016–2017) at Dollar General.
Upneet Kaur
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Dollar General Fresh Distribution Center
Director of Operations at Dollar General Fresh Distribution Center since July 2024; the profile describes a background in manufacturing, supply chain management and operational leadership built on Lean methodology and process optimization. Former Assistant Director at Dollar General Supply Chain (2023–2024) and Operations Manager at GXO Logistics, Inc. (2021–2023).
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Match the person's area to your question, since store operations leaders and distribution center operations leaders face different daily problems, staffing models and metrics. Check each person's dates so you know whether their Dollar General experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a retailer with thousands of stores keep store operations consistent across regions?
- 02What process improvements matter most when running a distribution center that serves many stores?
- 03How should store operations and distribution operations teams coordinate on replenishment and labor planning?
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