BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Appoints C. Bradford Richmond to the Board
February 28, 2024 at 07:05 am EST
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On February 27, 2024, the Board of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. increased the size of the Board to twelve (12) directors and appointed C. Bradford Richmond to the Board with a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting. C. Bradford Richmond, 65, brings to the Board extensive capital allocation and restaurant operations experience. Mr. Bradford is a Certified Public Accountant with over 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry, contributing to the operations and strategic planning of restaurant chains.
From 2006 to 2015, Mr. Richmond served as Chief Financial Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc. (?Darden?), a restaurant company featuring a portfolio of differentiated brands that include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth?s Chris Steak House, Cheddar?s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V?s and Bahama Breeze. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Richmond served as Corporate Controller of Darden. Mr. Richmond previously held executive-level finance and strategic planning roles at Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
He also served as a senior auditor at Price Waterhouse & Cooper. Mr. Richmond currently serves on the boards of Coast Entertainment Holdings Limited (ASX: CEH) and Qualfon, Inc.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. is a casual dining restaurant. The Companyâs restaurants feature a menu with approximately 100 menu items designed to offer various items, including slow roasted entrees, such as prime rib, EnLIGHTened Entrees, such as Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon, original signature deep-dish pizza, the Pizookie dessert and BJs craft beers. Its craft beer is produced at five in-house brewing facilities and by independent third-party brewers using its recipes. The Company is a national restaurant chain, which owns and operates approximately 200 casual dining restaurants located in 30 states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
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