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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Dollar General (DG)

Dollar General names Emily Taylor chief operating officer effective November 16, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Dollar General appointed Emily C. Taylor, its executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, as chief operating officer effective November 16, 2025, with a base salary increase to $950,000. The company also eliminated the executive vice president, strategy and development position held by Steven R. Deckard, whose last day was November 12, 2025, and made related changes to its merchandising leadership.

Key points

  • Emily C. Taylor appointed COO effective November 16, 2025; her base salary rises from $850,000 to $950,000 and her targeted cash incentive from 75% to 100% of base salary.
  • Taylor will receive restricted stock units with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $209,000, vesting ratably over three years.
  • Bryan Wheeler promoted to executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, succeeding Taylor in that role.
  • Executive vice president, strategy and development position eliminated; Steven R. Deckard's last day was November 12, 2025.

The filing

CompanyDollar General (DG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 13, 2025, 4:25 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-111359

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 13, 2025.

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