CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC 10-K

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. 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 64 President and Chief Executive Officer Craig A. Pommells 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer P. Doug Couvillion 58 Senior Vice President, Sourcing and Supply Chain Laura A. Daily 58 Senior Vice President, Retail Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer 45 Senior Vice President, Operations Richard M. Wolfson 56 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Jennifer L. Tate 51 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Bruce A. Hoffmeister 61 Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer Donna L. Roberts 47 Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Kara S. Jacobs 42 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 28 years of experience in the retail industry and thirteen years of experience in the restaurant industry. 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 ten years with Darden Restaurants in various finance and business analytics roles. Mr. Pommells has more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry. 28 Table of Contents Mr. Couvillion has been employed with us since 2001. From 2001 to 2022, he served in various capacities including Senior Vice President of Sourcing and Supply Chain, Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Supply Chain and Quality Assurance and Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Couvillion has 27 years of experience in the restaurant industry and 20 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 28 years of experience as a merchant with a number of retail organizations. 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 and Vice President of Culinary. Ms. Spillyards-Schaefer has over 20 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 29 years of legal experience. 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 20 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 resources 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. As previously disclosed, Ms. Jacobs has informed the Company that she will resign effective October 1, 2022 to pursue another professional opportunity. PART II