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Matthew E. Clark, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2017. Mr. Clark joined our Company in 2006 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and most recently oversaw the strategy, financial planning, treasury and risk management functions as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy. Earlier in his career, Mr. Clark held a number of finance positions of increasing responsibility at Groupe Danone, Kinko's and The Walt Disney Company. He is also a director of our Foundation.

Scarlett May, serves as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. May joined our Company in 2018, from Brinker International, Inc., where she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for Ruby Tuesday, Inc. following her earlier career in private practice.

Mr. Kransdorf has extensive investment management experience. Mr. Kransdorf serves as our lead director. Business Experience: President Emeritus (since 2014) of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. where he worked from 2001 to 2014; Former Senior Vice President, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm (1997-2001); Investment and senior management roles, Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies (1959-1997).

Mr. Pittaway has more than 37 years of experience in finance, investment banking and private equity. Business Experience: Vice Chairman, Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm (1987-Present); Vice Chairman and Chief Compliance Officer of Branford Castle, Inc., an investment company (October 1986-Present); Director and Vice Chairman of Branford Chain, Inc. (1987-Present); Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Branford Chain, Inc. (1987-1998); Vice President of Strategic Planning and Assistant to the President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., an investment banking firm (1985-1986); Public Company Boards: Director of Shelf Drilling, Inc. (OSLO) (2015-2025); Director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (Nasdaq) (2006-2018); Director of Morton's Restaurant Group (NYSE) (1988-2012); Director of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants (Nasdaq) (1994-1997 and 2002-2009); Director of Dave & Buster's, Inc. (Nasdaq) (2003-2006); Director of Statia Terminals Group N.V. (Nasdaq) (1999-2002); Other Experience: Director of Caribbean Restaurants, Inc. (2004-2023); Director of TooJays Restaurants (2013-2020); Director of Colyar Technologies, Inc. (2019-2020); Director of Gold Star Foods, Inc. (2014-2019); Director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund; Audit Committee member of the University of Kansas Endowment Association Board of Trustees.

Mr. Cappello has led several public and private companies over the past 53 years. Business Experience: Chairman and CEO of Cappello Global, LLC (1996-Present) and of numerous Cappello entities, including a merchant bank and investment banks, whose principals have transacted business since 1973. Public Company Boards: Lead director of Virco Manufacturing Corporation (Nasdaq) (2016-2023); Chairman of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals (NYSE) (2021-2023); Director of Genius Products Inc. (Nasdaq) (2004-2005); Chairman of Inter-Tel (Nasdaq) (2005-2007); Other Experience: Former Director of Cytrx; Director of Koo Koo Roo, Inc. (1997-1998); Former Chairman of Intelligent Energy, PLC; Former Chairman of Geothermal Resources Intl. (AMEX); Trustee of University of Southern California (2005-2010).

Mr. Gordon has over 35 years of experience in real estate management and development and global marketing and publicity. Business Experience: Managing Director of Gordon Property Group, a real estate management and development company. In this role, he is in charge of marketing and strategic relationships for commercial buildings and other properties. (2019-Present); President of ASG Global Entertainment, a marketing and production company he founded (2016-Present); Former Executive Director of Publicity, Sony Pictures International, leading publicity and awards campaigns (1991-2003).

Ms. Meyer has over 31 years of restaurant investment experience. Business Experience: Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Rellevant Partners, a private equity firm (2019-Present); Managing Director in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley (NYSE) (2008-2010); Managing Director and Senior Restaurant Analyst in the Equity Research Department of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, which was acquired by Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE) in 2000 (1998-2008); Other Experience: Director at Tillster, Inc., a food ordering and delivery technology company (2007-Present); Director at Rasa Worldwide, Inc, a company specializing in fast-casual Indian food (2022-2025); Director of Chopt Creative Salad Co. (now known as Founders Table Restaurant Group), a fast casual restaurant group (2010-2013); Trustee of the Windward School in New York (2015-2023).

Ms. Ames has over 37 years of restaurant industry experience across the casual dining, fast casual and fine dining segments. Business Experience: CEO of Baldi Management Group Airport Concessionaire (2025-Present); CEO of Bluestone Lane (2024-2025); CEO of Tastes on the Fly Airport Restaurant Group (2019-2024); CEO of The Pie Hole, a fast casual dining restaurant (2018-2019); President of The Counter and BUILT Custom Burgers (2015-2018); Executive Vice President of Wolfgang Puck Catering (2013-2015); Chief Operating Officer of Real Mex Restaurants (2011-2013) and Del Frisco's Restaurant Group (2010-2011); President of Morton's Restaurant Group (2005-2010); Various roles at California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (1993-2005).

Ashley Hanscom, age 45, was appointed as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer, effective April 5, 2023. Ms. Hanscom has served as the Company's Vice President and Assistant Controller since February 2018, and in her new role she will serve as the Company's Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, and Controller.