Joseph Anto - Freds CFO, Executive Vice President Secretary

President

Mr. Joseph M. Anto is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary of the Company. Mr. Anto has served as the Company Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since February 2018. Mr. Anto also served as a consultant to the Company from July 2017 to February 2018. From 2015 to February 2018, Mr. Anto served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and MA at MediaNews Group, Inc., one of the largest newspaper companies in the U.S. by circulation. From 20142015, he was Vice President of Business Development for MediaNews Group and also CEO at Jobs in the US.com, a subsidiary of MediaNews with regionally focused job board sites in New England. From 20132014 he was Managing Director at Digital First Ventures, the strategic investing division of MediaNews Group. In 2009 he cofounded RumbaTime, LLC, a fashion brand focused on timepieces and accessories and served as the Company CEO until 2012. From 20062009 Mr. Anto was a Senior Analyst and Director of Investments at Harbinger Capital Partners, a multistrategy investment firm, where he managed one of the largest merchant power investment portfolios in the sector, accounting for approximately 30 percent of the fund assets and completed MA and debt financing transactions totaling over 4 billion in value. Prior to his time at Harbinger, Mr. Anto was an associate at ABS Capital Partners, a laterstage VC firm, and an analyst at First Union Securities in their technology investment banking group. Mr. Anto has previously served on the boards of private merchant power companies Kelson Energy Inc. and Kelson Canada, CIPS Marketing Group Inc. and was also previously on the board at RumbaTime since 2019.
Age 38
Tenure 5 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone901 365-8880
Webwww.fredsinc.com
Anto has a BBA from Emory University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Freds Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of (4.5103) % which means that it has lost $4.5103 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Freds' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Freds manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
The company currently holds 227.83 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 240.8, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Freds Inc has a current ratio of 1.09, suggesting that it is not liquid enough and may have problems paying out its financial obligations when due. Debt can assist Freds until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Freds' shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Freds Inc sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Freds to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Freds' use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Freds, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, sells general merchandise through its retail discount stores and full service pharmacies. Freds, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Freds operates under Discount Stores classification in USA and is traded on BATS Exchange. It employs 2642 people. Freds Inc (FRED) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 2,642 people.

Management Performance

Freds Inc Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Freds' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Freds inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Freds. The board's role is to monitor Freds' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Freds' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Freds' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Bryan Pugh, Chief Marketing and Merchandising Officer
Joseph Anto, CFO, Executive Vice President Secretary
Rick Chambers, Executive VP of Pharmacy Operations and Member of Pharmacy Committee
Mary McNabb, Independent Director
Michael Ladd, Chief Stores Officer
Peter Bocian, Director
Heath Freeman, Director
Michael McMillan, Independent Director
Thomas Tashjian, Independent Director
Steven Rossi, Independent Director
Ritwik Chatterjee, CFO
Rick Hans, CFO, Executive Vice President
Mary Gardner, Executive Vice President Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
Christopher Bodine, Director
Kimberley FeliceDooley, Senior Vice President - Merchandising - Consumables
John Foley, Executive Vice President - Store Operations
John Eisenman, Independent Director
Craig Barnes, Executive VP of Supply Chain and Global and Domestic Logistics
Michael Holligan, Executive Vice President - Store Operations
Mark Dely, Chief Legal Officer, Sr. VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Steve Wuebker, Senior Vice President - Supply Chain
Michael Hayes, Chairman of the Board
Michael Bloom, Pres and COO
Gregory Froton, Senior Vice President - Merchandising, General Merchandise
Jerry Shore, CEO, Director and Member of Pharmacy Committee
Neeli Bendapudi, Independent Director
Timothy Barton, Independent Director
Nathaniel Klein, COO
Steven Fitzpatrick, Independent Director
Linda LongoKazanova, Director
Dana Needleman, Director
Thomas Zacharias, Director
Jason Jenne, CFO, Executive Vice President Secretary

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