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 following information is included in Part I of this Form 10‑K.
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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
Sandra B. Cochran
63
President and Chief Executive Officer
P. Doug Couvillion
57
Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Laura A. Daily
57
Senior Vice President, Retail
Michael T. Hackney
65
Senior Vice President, Operations
Richard M. Wolfson
55
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Jennifer L. Tate
50
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Bruce A. Hoffmeister
60
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Donna L. Roberts
46
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Kara S. Jacobs
41
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. Cochran has been employed with us since 2009 and assumed her current position as President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2011, when she also became a member of our Board of Directors. Prior to September 2011, Ms. Cochran served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since November 2010 and as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2009 to November 2010. Before joining us in April 2009, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Books-A-Million, Inc. Ms. Cochran has 27 years of experience in the retail industry and twelve years of experience in the restaurant industry.
Mr. Couvillion has been employed with us since 2001 and assumed his current position as Senior Vice President and interim Chief Financial Officer in January 2021. From 2001 to 2021, he served in various capacities including Senior Vice President of Sourcing and Supply Chair, Vice President of Supply Chain and Quality Assurance and Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. During 2021, Mr. Couvillion assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Couvillion has 26 years of experience in the restaurant industry and 19 years of experience in the retail 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 27 years of experience as a merchant with a number of retail organizations.
Mr. Hackney has been employed with us since 2010 and assumed his current position in April 2019. From 2010 to 2019, he served in various capacities in both operations and home office functions including Regional Vice President, Vice President of Training and Leadership and Vice President of People and Talent. Mr. Hackney has over 41 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
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 28 years of legal experience.
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Ms. Tate joined us in September 2020 as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining us, she held various positions with Darden Restaurants, Inc., since March 2010, including serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketer for Olive Garden. Prior to joining Darden Restaurants, Inc., she served as the Senior Brand Manager of Pizza Hut for Yum! Brands from October 2007 to March 2010 and as the Brand Manager for Frito-Lay from August 2002 to October 2007. Ms. Tate has 19 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
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. 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 resource and legal departments including Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Before joining us, she practiced law for ten years, most recently as a partner focused on commercial litigation and employment law.
Ms. Jacobs joined us in December 2019 as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. From July 2017 to November 2019, she was the Vice President and Corporate Controller of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., and from 2003 until 2017, she held various positions with increasing responsibility at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, including as a Managing Director from September 2016 until July 2017.
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