Macon Brock Jr. was Dollar Tree Inc.’s chairman and their co-founder. He parlayed a five-and-dime store into a mega-retailer with a market cap of $7.1 billion.

Mr. Brock Jr., co-founded Dollar Tree Inc. (Dollar Tree Stores Inc.) in 1986 and has been its Chairman since September 2001. He has also served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2003 and President from 1986 to 2001. Mr. Brock directs the overall operations of Dollar Tree.