Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 24, 2000
ROBERT B. STEIN, JR., is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
of Dairy Mart Convenience Stores. He was elected by the Board of
Directors of Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc., President in September
1994, as Chief Executive Officer in June 1995 and as Chairman of the
Board of Directors in December 1995. He previously held the post of
Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Marketing. Prior to
heading company-wide store operations, Mr. Stein served as Executive
Vice President and General Manager of the company's Midwest Region since
July 1989. While overseeing the Midwest, Dairy Mart's largest division
with more than 700 stores, he and his team were responsible for turning
around the operation. Mr. Stein joined Dairy Mart in 1983 as Assistant
Treasurer of the company and Treasurer of the Northeast Region. He
became Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Midwest
Region, in 1986 and served until his appointment to Midwest General
Manager in July of the same year. In June 1992, Mr. Stein was elected to
the company's Board of Directors. He graduated from Western New England
College, with a degree in accounting. Prior to joining Dairy Mart, he
was with the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Stein is a
member of the Young President's Organization of Cleveland and on the
Board of Director for LESCO, Inc. He has served on the Boards of
Directors of the Ohio Association of Convenience Stores, the Ohio Retail
Merchants Association and the American Soap Box Derby. He has also been
involved in Leadership Akron. Mr. Stein is married with three children. Profile
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