Howard R. Levine is the current Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

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 and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

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 of Family Dollar

Family Dollar

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 and is the son of Leon Levine

Leon Levine

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, the Founder of Family Dollar.

Education

Levine graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree.

Career

After graduating from college, Levine worked in the Merchandising Department at Family Dollar, rising to the position of Senior Vice President-Merchandising and Advertising from 1981 to 1987. Thereafter, he served as President

President

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of Best Price Clothing Stores, Inc. from 1988 to 1992.

From 1992 to 1996, Levine was self-employed as an investment manager.

In 1996, Levine rejoined Family Dollar and served in various positions until he became Chief Executive Officer in August 1998.

Compensation

While CEO of Family Dollar in 2009, Howard R. Levine earned a total compensation of $5,612,726, which included a base salary of $948,654, a cash bonus of $1,894,615, stocks granted of $1,338,224, and options granted of $1,308,528.