The Associated Press

NAME — David A. Perdue Jr.

AGE-BIRTHPLACE — 64; Macon, Georgia.

EXPERIENCE — Founding partner of Perdue Partners LLC, an Atlanta-based global trading company, 2011-present; CEO of Aquila Group, LLC, a Sea Island-based holding company, 2007-present; Chairman and CEO of Dollar General, 2003-2007; chairman and CEO of Pillowtex Corp., 2002-2003; president and CEO of Reebok Brand, 2001-2002; executive vice president for global operating units of Reebok Brand, 1999-2001; senior vice president of global supply chain of Reebok International, 1998-1999; senior vice president of Haggar Inc., 1994-1998; senior vice president of operations for Sara Lee Corp., Hong Kong, China, 1992-1994.

EDUCATION — Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, 1972; Master’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975.

FAMILY — Wife, Bonnie Dunn Perdue; two children, David A. Perdue III and Blake R. Perdue.

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