Retired Chief Operating Officer, Darden Restaurants Independent Director since: 2024 Committees: Operating (Chair) Compensation Age: 70 Key Skills and Experience: Casual Dining: Brings over 30 years of leadership experience in restaurant industry, including direct operational oversight of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. Deeply familiar with unique aspects of casual dining consumer landscape and value creation opportunities with proven record of driving growth and profitability. Executive Leadership: As Chief Operating Officer of Darden Restaurants, helped identify and drive significant operational and organizational turnaround initiatives at company during his tenure. Human Resources and Talent Management : Comprehensive knowledge of human resources and talent initiatives as senior executive at restaurant company with oversight of large teams. Food Safety : Extensive experience in overseeing food safety programs as a senior operations executive at large restaurant companies. Career Highlights: Darden Restaurants (2007 2020) EVP, Chief Operating Officer (2018 2020) EVP, Darden (2016 2018) President, Olive Garden (2013 2018) Rare Hospitality International Inc. (1998 2013) (acquired by Darden Restaurants in 2007) President, LongHorn Steakhouse (2003 2013) SVP of Operations, LongHorn Steakhouse (2001 2003) VP of Operations, The Capital Grille (2000 2001) Regional VP of Operations North, LongHorn Steakhouse (1998 2000) Education: BS, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Michigan State University