On January 25, 2016, the Board of Directors of Aaron's, Inc. appointed Douglas C. Curling to the Board. Mr. Curling will serve as a director of the company until the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office or death. Since March 2010, Mr. Curling has been the managing principal of New Kent Capital LLC and New Kent Consulting LLC.

Mr. Curling currently serves on the board of directors of CoreLogic. Mr. Curling will serve as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the audit committee of the Board. On January 27, 2016, as mandated by the company's Corporate Governance Guidelines for directors 80 years of age or older, Leo Benatar, a director of the company, notified the company of his resignation from the Board, effective as of the Annual Meeting.