SENIOR LEADERSHIP

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Gene Lee
President
Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Burns
Senior Vice President
Chief Development Officer
Rick Cardenas
Senior Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer
Jeff Davis
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Dave George
President
Olive Garden
Harald Herrmann
President
Specialty Restaurant Group
Todd Burrowes
President
LongHorn Steakhouse
Danielle Kirgan
Senior Vice President
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dave Lothrop
Senior Vice President
Corporate Controller
Doug Milanes
Senior Vice President
Chief Supply Chain Officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Betsy S. Atkins
Chief Executive Officer of Baja LLC, a technology, life sciences and renewable energy early stage venture capital fund.
Margaret Shân Atkins
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Chetrum
Capital LLC, a private investment firm.
Jean M. Birch
Chief Executive Officer and President of Birch Company, LLC, a specialized strategy and leadership consulting
firm focused on the
hospitality industry.
Bradley D. Blum
Founder and Owner of BLUM Enterprises, LLC, a restaurant company focused on restaurant strategy, concept development and investing.
Peter A. Feld
Managing Member, Portfolio Manager and Head of Research of Starboard
Value LP.
James P. Fogarty
Former Chief Executive Officer of Orchard Brands,
a multi-channel marketer of apparel and home products. Senior Advisor to Bluestem Group Inc.
Cynthia T. Jamison
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tractor Supply Company, the largest
operator of retail farm and ranch stores.
Eugene (Gene) I. Lee, Jr.
President
Chief Executive Officer Darden Restaurants, Inc.
William H. Lenehan
Member of the Board of Directors of Gramercy Property Trust Inc., a commercial real estate investment company focused on acquiring and managing net leased office and industrial assets.
Lionel L. Nowell, III
Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc., one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies.
William S. Simon
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of
Walmart U.S.
Jeffrey C. Smith
Chairman of the Board
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Starboard Value LP.
Charles (Chuck) M. Sonsteby
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
of The Michaels Companies, Inc., the largest arts and crafts specialty retailer in North America.
Alan N. Stillman
Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of The
Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc., a developer
and operator of high-end, high-volume restaurants in major cities across the
United States.