Goodlettsville, Tenn., USA - Dollar General Corporation, a chain of variety stores, announced the appointment of Tim McGuire and Ralph Santana to its board of directors.
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Tim McGuire has served as Chairman of the Board of Mobile Service Center Canada (d/b/a Mobile Klinik), a chain of professional smartphone repair stores specializing in professional “while you wait†repair and care of smartphones and tablets, since June 2017.
Mr. McGuire retired from McKinsey & Company, a worldwide management consulting firm, after serving as a leader of its global retail and consumer practice for almost 28 years.
In that role, he led the company’s Americas retail practice for five years, as well as consulting efforts with major retail, telecommunications, consumer service and marketing organizations in Canada, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Australia.
Mr. McGuire also co-founded McKinsey Analytics, a global group of consultants that brings advanced analytics capabilities to clients to help make better business decisions.
Mr. McGuire began his career with Procter & Gamble in 1983 where he served in various positions, leaving in October 1989 as its Marketing Director for the Canadian Food & Beverage division.
Since April 2013, Ralph Santana has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Harman International Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, with responsibility for all aspects of Harman’s worldwide marketing strategy.
Prior to joining Harman, Mr. Santana served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, North America for Samsung Electronics, from June 2010 to September 2012, responsible for launching Samsung’s U.S. e-commerce business and building out branding strategies to drive visibility.
Mr. Santana also previously served 16 years at PepsiCo with roles of increasing responsibility including Vice President of Marketing, North American Beverages, Pepsi-Cola where he spearheaded a creative overhaul and re-launch of Pepsi-Cola, as well as its Frito-Lay’s international and North America operations. ■