Ms. Cochran served as Executive Chair of Cracker-Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL), a restaurant and retail concept, from November 2023 through February 2024. Prior to her role as Executive Chair, she served in positions of increasing responsibility at Cracker Barrel, including service as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director from September 2011 to October 2023, President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2010 to September 2011, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2009 until November 2010. Prior to joining Cracker Barrel, she served in multiple executive leadership roles at Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM), a book retailer, including as Chief Executive Officer from February 2004 to April 2009, President from August 1999 to February 2004, and Chief Financial Officer from September 1993 to August 1999. Ms. Cochran currently serves on the board of Lowe s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), a leading home improvement retailer, since 2016, and Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG), a leading jewelry retailer, since February 2024. She previously served on the board of Cracker Barrel from September 2011 to February 2024, and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), a variety store company, from 2012 to May 2020. Ms. Cochran holds a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University. She also served as a Captain in the Ninth Infantry Division of the United States Army.