Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced the appointment of Richard E. Thornburgh to its board of directors.

Mr. Thornburgh is a former long-time Credit Suisse executive.

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Richard E. Thornburgh

Mr. Thornburgh, 54, is vice chairman of Corsair Capital, a private equity investment company, and serves on the board and the risk committee of Credit Suisse Group, a diversified financial services holding company. Prior to that, Thornburgh had a long career with the Credit Suisse Group and was instrumental in creating the integrated bank, Credit Suisse.

Thornburgh began his career at The First Boston Corporation, a predecessor to Credit Suisse First Boston, and served in a number of Credit Suisse executive positions over three decades, including, CFO and Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse Group, CFO of Credit Suisse First Boston and, most recently, executive vice chairman of CSFB and member of the executive board of Credit Suisse Group.

As executive vice chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, Thornburgh oversaw Credit Suisse Asset Management and Private Client Services. He also had responsibilities for credit risk and strategic risk management, human resources, corporate client services, corporate communications and government affairs. Thornburgh also formerly served as chairman of the Securities Industry Association.

Thornburgh received his BBA from the University of Cincinnati in 1974 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1976.