Ray Compton

H. Ray Compton held an incredibly rigorous, deeply pragmatic background in complex retail finance and massive-scale corporate accounting. Operating as a senior financial executive for a highly successful national toy chain, this intense background in aggressive capital management provided the exact financial leverage required to successfully launch the historic Dollar Tree empire.

H. Ray Compton was a highly analytical American retail executive and the profoundly influential co-founder fundamentally responsible for the financial architecture of the massive Dollar Tree retail empire. Operating as a deeply experienced executive managing the highly successful K&K Toys chain, Compton aggressively partnered with Macon Brock and J. Douglas Perry in 1986 to pioneer a completely new retail concept called 'Only $1.00'. Serving as the company's foundational Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Compton famously acted as the meticulous, highly disciplined financial anchor to his partners' rapid expansion plans. His incredibly rigorous capital management completely sustained the aggressive rollout of the massive dollar store chain. Remaining intensely dedicated to the company's absolute financial health, he served on the board for 32 years, permanently cementing Dollar Tree as an absolute Fortune 500 retail juggernaut.