Executive Leadership (2024)

Rick joined Dollar Tree’s Board of Directors as Executive Chairman in March 2022 and was additionally appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer in January 2023. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (Lead Independent Director; Nominating and Governance Committee).

Previous Work Experience

• 2015 to 2016: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dollar General Corporation
• 2008 to 2015: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dollar General Corporation
• 2005 to 2008: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. and Duane Reade Inc.
• 2003 to 2005: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Longs Drug Stores Corp.
• 2000 to 2003, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Safeway Inc.
• 1998 to 2000: President, Vons Co Inc.

Previous Board Experience

• 2015 to May 2022: Board of Directors, Pulte Group, (Nominating and Governance Committee, Chair; Compensation and Management Development Committee)
• 2016 to April 2022: Board of Directors, Aramark (Compensation and Human Resources Committee; Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee)

Education

• Rick graduated with a B.A. from Rockhurst University.

Expertise

• Rick brings to our Board over 50 years of retail experience at all operating levels. He has strong business development expertise in expanding the footprint and offerings of several retailers. He also brings unique experience in the value retail sector gained from his role as the former Chairman and CEO of Dollar General Corporation.

Jeff joined Dollar Tree as Chief Financial Officer in October 2022. From 2006 to 2018, he served in a number of financial leadership roles, including Treasurer of Walmart Stores, Inc., Senior Vice President of Finance & Strategy and Chief Financial Officer for Walmart’s U.S. Segment, Chief Financial Officer of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Jeff most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Qurate Retail Group, Inc., a leading retailer and media conglomerate comprised of seven retail brands including QVC, HSN and Zulily, since October 2018. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Since 2019, Jeff has served as a director of Laboratory Corporation of America.

Mike joined Dollar Tree as Chief Operating Officer in October 2022 with accountability for store operations, real estate and procurement. In February 2024, his role was expanded to include oversight of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Merchandising and Supply Chain for end-to-end accountability of delivering a best-in-class store experience for our associates and the customers they serve.

Before Dollar Tree, from 2013-2022, Mike was with Advance Auto Parts. There he served as EVP and President of U.S. Stores, North America Division President, and President of Autopart International. Prior to Advance Auto Parts, Mike served as Vice President and General Manager of Sensormatic, LLC – North America from 2010 to 2013. Sensormatic is the retail security division of Tyco International (U.S.), Inc. Prior to his role with Sensormatic, he served in multiple leadership roles within Tyco International and ADT Security, another division of Tyco.

Bobby joined Dollar Tree as Chief Information Officer in July 2022. He most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer for The Howard Hughes Corporation, responsible for leading all information technology strategies and operations across the company’s portfolio.

Prior to joining HHC in August 2018, Bobby held leadership positions at Dollar General, as Vice President of IT Operations, Architecture, Merchandising from March 2011 until April 2018, and as Senior Director IT Infrastructure and Architecture from January 2009 to March 2011. Bobby’s professional career includes development and oversight of IT priorities for Yum! Brands, CapitalOne Auto Finance, LayerOne, Silverleaf Resorts and CapitalOne Services. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Jonathan (Jon) Leiken joined Dollar Tree as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in August 2023. He most recently served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., where he was responsible for ethics and compliance, commercial contracting, labor and employment, and corporate governance and securities.

Prior to joining Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., Jon was a partner at global law firm Jones Day in the Corporate Criminal Investigations and Litigation practice groups, where he led global investigations and litigation matters for several leading retailers. Earlier in his career, Jon served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division, where he handled more than 100 criminal prosecutions.

Jon holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Brandeis University.

Steve joined Dollar Tree in March 2018 and has more than 20 years of HR experience. Prior to being named Interim Chief People Officer, Steve served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, where he led HR for Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Supply Chain and Corporate HR, along with our Enterprise People Solutions, HR Compliance and Labor Relations teams.

Prior to joining Dollar Tree, Steve was the North American Vice President of Human Resources at National Express, a leading global provider of student transportation and transit operations. Steve also spent 14 years at Sears Holdings in HR roles of increasing responsibility, including Divisional Vice President of Human Resources, where he led HR for both Sears and Kmart. He also was the head of Learning & Development for the Sears organization.

Steve received his MBA and his bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University. He achieved his Chief Human Resource Officer certification from the Wharton Aresty Institute of Executive Education in 2022.

Aditya (Ady) Maheshwari joined Dollar Tree as Chief Accounting Officer in September 2023.

Ady most recently served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for Under Armour, where he led all accounting functions, strategic procurement, treasury, global accounting, external reporting and more. Prior to his time at Under Armour, Ady was Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of OpenText Corporation, one of Canada’s largest technology companies. He also spent 16 years with KPMG, where he held multi-national roles in Canada, the U.K. and India.

Ady holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a certified public accountant.

John Scudder joined Dollar Tree as Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer in October 2023. He previously served as Director of Regulatory Compliance at McKinsey & Company. Prior to that, John held a series of leadership roles in compliance with Walmart, including U.S. Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. He also held positions in Global Anti-Corruption Compliance and as VP and Deputy Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for Walmart International. Before joining Walmart, John practiced law at two international law firms, served as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and worked as a CPA and auditor for Ernst & Young.

John earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also has a master's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor's degree in accounting from Ball State University.

Jennifer joined Dollar Tree as Chief Sustainability Officer in October 2022. Prior to Dollar Tree, Jennifer served in leadership roles at YETI, Hilton, and Target. Additionally, she has held corporate responsibility executive and consultant roles with APCO Worldwide working with Fortune 100 companies, NGOs, corporate and private foundations, government, and trade associations.

Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree in International Economics and Latin American Studies from The John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She serves as board chair for GOOD Institute and is a board member of Keep America Beautiful.

Jessica (Jess) Thomas was promoted to Chief Diversity Officer in 2024 following a stint as Interim Chief Diversity Officer. Jess joined Dollar Tree in 2023 as Vice President of Labor and Employment, serving as a member of the Legal leadership team and a trusted advisor to the HR team,providing legal guidance on all areas of labor and employment law, including EEO, anti-harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, ADA and religious accommodation, performance management, executive agreements & benefits, organized labor, andvarious state and federal employment laws.

Prior to joining Dollar Tree, Jess was Vice President & Associate General Counsel for a healthcare company, where she was responsible for managing single plaintiff and class action litigation, advising senior leaders on a broad range of labor & employment matters and policy guidance, and overseeing sensitive human resources and compliance investigations. She previously held leadership positions at Target and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Before going in-house, Jess practiced law at an international law firm, representing multiple Fortune 50 to Fortune 500 retailers.

Jess holds a J.D. from Samford University and earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications & film and political science from The University of Alabama.

In October 2022, Pedro Voyer assumed the role of Chief Development Officer. Prior to Dollar Tree, Pedro held several leadership positions within JAB Holding Company as Senior Vice President and General Manager International for Panera and Senior Vice President Chief Operating Officer for JAB-owned Caribou Coffee and Einstein’s Bagel Brands. He has also served as Chief Development Officer Americas for Burger King Corporation and held a variety of operational and development roles at Starbucks.

Pedro holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and an MSC/MBA from the Tokyo Institute of Technology/MIT.