Dollar General taps Lee DeVille as senior VP, store operations

Dollar General has named Lee DeVille as senior vice president of store operations. DeVille will lead operations for three of DG’s retail divisions, representing nearly 7,000 stores across the country.

“With more than 25 years of leadership experience in driving retail excellence, Lee brings a wealth of operational expertise with his customer-centric approach and focus on process improvement,” said Steve Deckard, Dollar General’s executive vice president of store operations and development. “We look forward to Lee being a strong addition to our store operations leadership team as we remain focused on getting Back to Basics.”

Prior to joining Dollar General, DeVille served as senior vice president of operations at Advantage Solutions, leading the company’s strategy and execution in the fulfillment, logistics and business services areas.

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A retail industry veteran, DeVille also previously served as vice president of operations for Save-a-Lot, leading field operations for all corporate stores, as well as the retail support and continuous improvement teams. He also served in roles of increasing responsibility at Walmart, including field store operations, fresh implementation and innovations.

DeVille earned his Bachelor of Science in finance and multi-national business from Florida State University.