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Ron Marshall

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Borders Group, Inc. (BGP)

Industry: Retail

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On January 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company announced the appointment of Ron Marshall as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, effective January 5, 2009. Mr. Marshall was most recently Principal of Wildridge Capital Management, a private equity firm he founded approximately three years ago. Prior to founding Wildridge Capital, he was Chief Executive Officer for eight years with Nash Finch Company, a $5 billion food distribution and retail organization. Marshall earlier helped drive a turnaround of $4 billion supermarket retailer Pathmark Stores, Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1998. Preceding that, Marshall served in senior management positions in a variety of retail companies including Dart Group Corporation's Crown Books division and Barnes & Noble college bookstores.


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