The Cheesecake Factory Appoints Edie A. Ames to Board of Directors
14 December 2016 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today
announced the expansion of its Board of Directors from six to seven
members and appointed Edie A. Ames, 50, to the Company’s Board of
Directors as an independent member, effective December 14, 2016.
The addition of Ms. Ames expands the number of independent Board
members from five to six. Ms. Ames also will serve on the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board and will stand for
election at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
“Edie brings 30 years of restaurant industry experience across
the casual dining, fast casual and fine dining segments,” said
David Overton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. “Her extensive operational
expertise and leadership will be valuable additions to our
Board.”
Ms. Ames currently serves as President of The Counter® and
BUILT® Custom Burgers where she oversees company-owned operations
and supports the growth of its franchise businesses. Prior, she
held numerous leadership roles, including Executive Vice President
of Wolfgang Puck Catering, Chief Operating Officer of both Real Mex
Restaurants and Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, as well as President
of Morton’s Restaurant Group. Earlier in her career, she spent 11
years at California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. where she held positions of
increasing responsibility.
About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual
dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake
concept. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates
208 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A.
and Puerto Rico, including 194 restaurants under The Cheesecake
Factory® mark; 13 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe® mark; and
one restaurant under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen® mark.
Internationally, 15 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate
under licensing agreements. The Company’s bakery division operates
two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky
Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked
products for its restaurants, international licensees and
third-party bakery customers. In 2016, the Company was named to the
FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list for the
third consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit
www.thecheesecakefactory.com.
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.
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