Fred’s Inc. announced that Dana Goldsmith Needleman and Thomas Zacharias have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective May 20, 2018. The appointments are in connection with the retirement of Mike McMillan, Peter Bocian and Neeli Bendapudi. Ms. Goldsmith Needleman has been serving as a principal of The Cogent Group since 2009. Mr. Zacharias currently serves as President of Zacharias & Co. LLC.