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William T. Dillard II (born 1945) is an American heir and businessman. He serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Dillard's (NYSE:DDS).

Ted Decker is executive vice president of merchandising. He is responsible for all aspects of merchandising, marketing, store environment, pricing and assortment planning. Ted joined The Home Depot on Feb. 14, 2000 as director of business valuation. In 2002, Ted became senior director of business valuation and then vice president of strategic business development. In April of 2006, Ted’s responsibilities were broadened to include real estate when he was named senior vice president of strategic business and asset development. Most recently, Ted was senior vice president of retail finance, pricing analytics and assortment planning. Before joining The Home Depot, Ted worked in business development, strategic planning, finance and treasury at Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Scott Paper Co. Prior to that, Ted held various corporate finance, lending and credit positions at PNC Bank. He has extensive international experience, having lived and worked in London, England, and Sydney, Australia. Ted earned a bachelor’s degree in English from The College of William and Mary and a master’s degree in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

William Rodney McMullen (born 1961) is an American businessman, the CEO of Kroger, the second-largest general retailer in the US, since January 1, 2014.

Bob Palmer, chief executive officer for C&S Wholesale Grocers, is responsible for all aspects of the Company strategy, growth plan, customer satisfaction and day-to-day operations. Bob has more than 30 years of industry experience, and was most recently the executive vice president, chief procurement officer at C&S before his retirement in 2019. Bob joined C&S in February 1986 as head buyer and served as the director of Procurement until 1995 which he was promoted to vice president. He was promoted to senior vice president of Non-perishable Procurement in October 1996. Prior to joining C&S, Bob worked for four years with Riverside Markets, a division of Penn Traffic Company in DuBois, Pa. He spent four years as a retail store manager within Alberstons Southco Division in Florida and Alabama. In 2002, Bob was named director emeritus of the Northeast Wholesale Food Distributors Association. Bob earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H.

Kevin Ladd is a retail grocery at Food Giant and President/CEO at Food Giant Supermarkets Inc. He has worked as IT at Food Giant Supermarkets Inc. Kevin studied at Southeast Missouri State University.

Laura Shapira Karet is a Trustee at Carnegie Institution of Washington, VP:Marketing at Giant Eagle, and Treasurer at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and is based in Greater Pittsburgh Area. She has worked as Senior VP:Mktg/Chief Strategy Ofcr at Giant Eagle, Chairman at Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, and Brand Manager at PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. Laura studied at Amherst College between 1986 and 1990.

Duane Casares is a CEO at Directions for Youth & Families. He attended The Ohio State University between 1977 and 1982, Waite High School, and The Ohio State University between 1988 and 1990.