Clarence Otis, Jr., age 55, has been our Chairman of the Board since November
2005, Chief Executive Officer since November 2004, and a Director since September
2004. Mr. Otis was our Executive Vice President from March 2002 until November
2004 and President of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill from December 2002 until
November 2004. He served as our Senior Vice President from December 1999 until
March 2002, and our Chief Financial Officer from December 1999 until December
2002. He joined us in 1995 as Vice President and Treasurer. He served as our
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations from July 1997 to August 1998, and
as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer from August 1998 until December
1999. From 1991 to 1995, he was employed by Chemical Securities, Inc. (now J.P.
Morgan Securities, Inc.), an investment banking firm, where he had been Managing
Director and Manager of Public Finance.
Andrew H. (Drew) Madsen, age 55, has been our President and Chief Operating
Officer since November 2004, and a Director since September 2004. Mr. Madsen
was our Senior Vice President and President of Olive Garden from March 2002
until November 2004, and Executive Vice President of Marketing for Olive Garden
from December 1998 to March 2002. From 1997 until joining us, he was President
of International Master Publishers, Inc., a company that developed and direct-marketed
consumer information products. Prior to joining us, he held various positions
at James River Corporation (now part of Koch Industries), including Vice President
and General Manager for the Dixie consumer products unit. From 1980 until 1992,
he held various marketing positions with our former parent company, General
Mills, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of consumer food products.
James J. (J.J.) Buettgen, age 50, has been our Senior Vice President, Chief
Marketing Officer since June 2011. Previously, he served as our Senior Vice
President, New Business Development from May 2007 until June 2011. He served
as our Senior Vice President and President of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill,
a restaurant concept formerly owned and operated by us, from November 2004 until
May 2007, and our Senior Vice President and President-designate of Smokey Bones
from August 2004 until November 2004. From July 2003 until August 2004, he was
President of Big Bowl Asian Kitchen, a casual dining company owned by Brinker
International, Inc., a restaurant operator, and from October 2002 until June
2003 he was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development for Brinker.
From 1999 to 2002, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Disneyland
Resorts, a division of the Walt Disney Company, where he helped launch Disney’s
California Adventure theme park, and from 1998 to 1999 was Senior Vice President
of Marketing for Hollywood Entertainment Group, a video retailer. He held several
marketing posts with our former parent company, General Mills, Inc., a manufacturer
and marketer of consumer food products, from 1989 through 1994. From 1994 to
1998, he was Vice President of Marketing for Olive Garden until being promoted
to Senior Vice President of Marketing for Olive Garden in 1998.
John H. Caron, age 53, has been our President, Olive Garden since June 2011.
He served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer from April 2010
to June 2011. From April 2003 to April 2010, he was Executive Vice President
of Marketing for Olive Garden. From 1985 until joining us, he held various positions
at Unilever Bestfoods North America, including Vice President and General Manager
of Beverages from 2000 to 2002.
Valerie K. Collins, age 52, has been our Senior Vice President, Corporate
Controller since December 2006, and was Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller,
and Chief Information Officer from December 2006 until September 2007. She served
as our Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from January 2003
until December 2006, and Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller for Red
Lobster from August 1998 until January 2003. She joined Red Lobster in 1985
as Manager of Accounting Systems and held progressively more responsible positions
until being promoted to Vice President Finance and Controller for Olive Garden
in 1994 and to Senior Vice President Finance and Controller for Olive Garden
in 1996.
David C. George, age 55, has been our President of LongHorn Steakhouse since
our acquisition of RARE on October 1, 2007. Prior to the acquisition, he served
as RARE’s President of LongHorn Steakhouse from May 2003 until October
2007. From October 2001 until May 2003, he was RARE’s Senior Vice President
of Operations for LongHorn Steakhouse, and from May 2000 until October 2001
was RARE’s Vice President of Operations for The Capital Grille.
Eugene I. (Gene) Lee, Jr., age 50, has been President of our Specialty Restaurant
Group since our acquisition of RARE on October 1, 2007. Prior to the acquisition,
he served as RARE’s President and Chief Operating Officer from January
2001 to October 2007. From January 1999 until January 2001, he served as RARE’s
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Kim A. Lopdrup, age 53, has been our Senior Vice President of Business Development
since June 2011. He served as President of Red Lobster from May 2004 until June
2011. He joined us in November 2003 as Executive Vice President of Marketing
for Red Lobster. From 2001 until 2002, he served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer for North American operations of Burger King Corporation,
an operator and franchiser of fast food restaurants. From 1985 until 2001, he
worked for Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants (“ADQSR”), a
franchiser of quick service restaurants including Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins
and Togo’s Eateries, where he held progressively more responsible positions
in marketing, strategic planning and general management roles, eventually serving
as Chief Executive Officer of ADQSR International.
Robert McAdam, age 53, has been our Senior Vice President of Government and
Community Affairs since December 2006. Prior to joining us, he was employed
by retailer Wal-Mart Inc. as Vice President, Corporate Affairs from 2004 to
2006, and Vice President, State and Local Governmental Relations from 2000 to
2004. From 1997 to 2000, he was a Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard,
an international public relations firm.
Daisy Ng, age 53, has been our Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources
Officer since June 2009. From October 2005 to June 2009, she was our Senior
Vice President of Talent Management. Prior to joining us, she was Chief Learning
Officer and Vice President, Workforce Development for Hewlett-Packard, a technology
company, from November 2003 to August 2005.
David T. Pickens, age 56, has been our President, Red Lobster since June 2011.
He served as our President, Olive Garden from December 2004 until June 2011.
He joined us in 1973 as a Red Lobster hourly employee and progressed from manager
trainee to regional operations manager, director of operations, and ultimately
was promoted to a division Senior Vice President of Operations for Red Lobster.
He joined Olive Garden in 1995 as Senior Vice President of Operations for the
Orlando division and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations
in September 1999, where he served until his promotion to President of Olive
Garden in December 2004.
C. Bradford (Brad) Richmond, age 52, has been our Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer since December 2006. From August 2005 to December 2006,
he served as our Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. He served as
Senior Vice President Finance, Strategic Planning and Controller of Red Lobster
from January 2003 to August 2005, and previously was Senior Vice President,
Finance and Controller at Olive Garden from August 1998 to January 2003. He
joined us in 1982 as a food and beverage analyst for Casa Gallardo, a restaurant
brand formerly owned and operated by us, and from June 1985 to August 1998 held
progressively more responsible finance and marketing positions with our York
Steak House, Red Lobster and Olive Garden brands in both the United States and
Canada.
Teresa M. Sebastian, age 53, has been our Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary since October 2010. Prior to joining us, she served as Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Veyance Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer
of industrial rubber products and exclusive manufacturer and marketer of Goodyear®
Engineered Products from May 2008 until October 2010. She also served as Senior
Vice President and General Counsel and was with Information Resources, Inc.
from May 2007 to April 2008; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Corporate
Secretary for DTE Energy Company from September 2001 to May 2007; and Senior
Corporate Counsel for CMS Energy Corporation from September 1994 to September
2001.
