---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DG"
cik: "0000029534"
company_name: "DOLLAR GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-06-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T15:08:47.707921+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dollar General appoints former Accenture Executive Chairman David Rowland to board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 9 to 10 members; Rowland appointed effective Aug 5, 2023.
- Rowland is former Executive Chairman and CFO of Accenture, nearly 40 years there.
- He will serve on Audit Committee and is designated audit committee financial expert.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: $95k annual cash retainer plus $190k RSUs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DG
- cik: 0000029534
- company_name: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001054/0001157523-23-001054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001054/a53437250.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David P. Rowland was appointed as Director at DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: approved an increase of the Board size from nine to ten members, appointed Mr. David P. Rowland to serve as a director of the Company until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and appointed Mr. Rowland to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, in each case effective as of August 5, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000115752323001054/0001157523-23-001054-index.htm

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