Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are party to various legal and regulatory proceedings and claims incidental to their business in the ordinary course. In the opinion of management, based upon information currently available, the ultimate liability with respect to these proceedings and claims will not materially affect the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.
Pursuant to Instruction to Item 401 of Regulation S ‑ K and General Instruction G(3) to Form 10 ‑ K, the information regarding legal proceedings is included in Part I of this Form 10 ‑ K.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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Information about Our Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information concerning our executive officers:
Name
Age
Position with the Company
Julie Masino
54
President and Chief Executive Officer
Laura Daily
61
Senior Vice President, Chief Merchant and Retail Supply Chain
Christopher Edwards
52
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
Bruce Hoffmeister
64
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Sarah Moore
42
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Craig Pommells
50
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Donna Roberts
50
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer
48
Senior Vice President, Restaurant and Retail Operations
Mark Spurgin
57
Senior Vice President, Chief Restaurant Supply Chain Officer
Richard Wolfson
59
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Brian Vaclavik
59
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
The following information summarizes the business experience of each of our executive officers for at least the past five years:
Ms. Masino joined us as Chief Executive Officer-Elect in August 2023 and assumed her current position of President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2023, when she also became a member of our Board of Directors. Prior to joining us, she served as President, International of Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands from January 2020 to June 2023. From January 2018 to December 2019, she served as President, North America of Taco Bell. Ms. Masino served as the President, SVP and GM Fisher-Price at Mattel, Inc. from April 2017 to January 2018. Prior to her service at Mattel, she served as the President and then the Chief Executive Officer of Sprinkles Cupcakes from 2014 to 2017. From 2002 to 2014, Ms. Masino served in various leadership roles at Starbucks Corporation. Ms. Masino has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
Ms. Daily has been employed with us as Senior Vice President, Retail since May 2012. Prior to May 2012, she served as Vice President for Ballard Designs, an internet and catalog home furnishings retailer that is part of HSN, Inc., where she was in charge of all merchandising and trends for the company. She has over 30 years of experience as a merchant with a number of retail organizations. Ms. Dailey will retire from the Company effective October 1, 2025.
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Mr. Edwards joined us in March 2024 in his current position. Prior to joining us, he served as Chief Strategy Officer at Canopy Growth Corporation from 2020 to 2023. Prior to his service at Canopy Growth Corporation, he served in various capacities including Senior Vice President of Strategy at Constellation Brands from 2010 to 2020. Prior to Constellation Brands, he served as a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group from 2001 to 2009. He has over 20 years of experience in serving as a strategy leader.
Mr. Hoffmeister joined us in January 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining us, he worked at Marriott International for over 30 years where he served in a number of finance and technology executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Lodging Finance, Senior Vice President of Global Revenue Management and his most recent role as Global Chief Information Officer.
Ms. Moore joined us in July 2024 in her current position. Prior to joining us, she served in various capacities including Senior Vice President of Marketing at MGM Resorts International from 2012 to 2024, including most recently Senior Vice President of Marketing from 2021 to 2024 and Vice President Brand Marketing from 2019 to 2021. She has nearly 20 years of hospitality experience.
Mr. Pommells has been employed with us since December 2021 in his current capacity. From October 2020 to December 2021, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Lobster Seafood Company. Prior to serving as Chief Financial Officer of Red Lobster Seafood Company, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy from January 2015 to October 2020. Prior to Red Lobster, he spent more than 15 years with Darden Restaurants in various finance and business analytics roles. Mr. Pommells has more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry and three years of experience in the retail industry.
Ms. Roberts has been employed with us since 2012 and assumed her current position in May 2020. Prior to her current role, she held other positions in the human resources and legal departments including Vice President of Human Resources from 2018 to 2020. Before joining us, she practiced law for ten years, most recently as a partner focused on commercial litigation and employment law.
Ms. Spillyards-Schaefer has been employed with us since 2017 and assumed her current position in January 2022. From 2017 to 2021, she served in various capacities in both operations and home office functions including Regional Vice President of Restaurant Operations from 2021 to 2022 and Vice President of Culinary from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Spillyards-Schaefer has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
Mr. Spurgin joined us in January 2023 as Senior Vice President, Chief Restaurant Supply Chain Officer. Prior to January 2023, he served as the Chief Supply Chain Officer for Restaurant Growth Services from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Vice President for Restaurant Growth Services, Supply Chain from 2018 to 2021. Prior to that, he was with The Cheesecake Factory and Bloomin’ Brands, where he led global procurement, logistics and international supply chain teams. He has over 30 years of supply chain experience.
Mr. Wolfson has been employed with us in his current capacity since July 2017. From January 2006 to April 2017, he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at CLARCOR Inc., an industrial company. From 2001 to 2006, he was a partner of the InterAmerican Group, an advisory services and private equity firm. Mr. Wolfson has over 30 years of legal experience.
Mr. Vaclavik joined us in October 2023 as Vice President and Controller and assumed his current position in November 2023. Prior to joining us, he most recently served as Vice President – Controller of Access TeleCare, Inc. from July 2022 until May 2023. From April 2021 until July 2022, he served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Tuesday Morning Corporation, and from February 2021 until April 2021, he served as a consultant for Passion 4 People Consulting, LLC. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Tailored Brands, Inc. from June 2014 until April 2020. Mr. Vaclavik has over 20 years of experience in the retail industry.
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