Atlanta, Ga., USA - July 28, 2014, Atlanta, Ga., USA - Aaron's, Inc., a lease-to-own retailer, announced that Dave Buck plans to retire as chief operations officer after a 25-year career at Aaron's.
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Mr. Buck rose steadily through the Aaron's management development program during his 25 years with the Company. He began his career with Aaron's in 1989 as Manager Trainee and then Store Manager. Within a two-year period, he was promoted to Regional Manager and subsequently Vice President of Operations. Mr. Buck has won numerous "Region of the Year" awards and recently secured his second consecutive "Best Overall Operations" award for 2012.
Effective August 1, Senior Vice President of Operations Tristan Montanero and Michael P. Ryan will be co-leaders of Operations at Aaron's, with Mr. Ryan being promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations from Vice President of Franchising.
In January 2013, Mr. Montanero was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations where he and Mr. Buck shared oversight of Operations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Montanero began his 20-year career with Aaron's immediately after graduating from the University of Florida in 1994.
After serving as Manager Trainee, he was promoted to a General Manager the same year and became a District Manager in 1996. In the following years, he became Regional Manager and was promoted in 2002 to Vice President, Central Operations. Mr. Montanero's achievements include the "Store of the Year", "District of the Year", and "Region Manager of the Year" awards. Mr. Montanero will continue to lead the HomeSmart division.
Mr. Ryan was named Vice President of Franchising in February 2013 after serving as Divisional Vice President of Northern Operations. He began his 24-year career at Aaron's in 1990 as an Assistant Store Manager and soon after was promoted to run Aaron's 27th store. Mr. Ryan has steadily grown with the organization and as a result has lived in four different states throughout his career with Aaron's.
Aaron's named Scott Harvey, former Vice President of Operational Support, to succeed Michael P. Ryan as the Vice President of Franchising.
With a 21-year career at Aaron's, Mr. Harvey joined the Company in 1993 as Aaron's first Franchise Field Consultant. Over the years he has had the opportunity to work in both the corporate and franchise environment. In his most recent position as Vice President of Operational Support, he had oversight of Renewal Retention, the Customer Care Center and Business Development. ■