El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. appointed Elizabeth (?Liz?) Williams as a member of its Board of Directors, effective March 11, 2024. Ms. Hollandsworth has been appointed as President of El Pollo Loco and will also continue to serve as the Company?s Chief Operating Officer. Liz Williams, 47, was the Chief Executive Officer of Outfox Hospitality, parent company of Foxtrot, a high-growth modern café and convenience store, from April 2023 to February 2024, and its President and Chief Financial Officer from June 2022 to April 2023.

In December 2023 she led the merger with Dom?s Kitchen and Market to form Outfox Hospitality. Prior to Foxtrot, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of Hart House, LLC, a vegan quick serve restaurant chain, from July 2021 to June 2022. Ms. Williams was the Chief Executive Officer of Drybar Holdings, LLC, an owner of hair salons providing blowouts and hair styling products and accessories, from June 2020 to 2021.

From January 2018 to January 2020, she was President of Taco Bell International, part of YUM! Brands Inc., a leading operator of quick service restaurants. Prior to this role, Ms. Williams served as Chief Financial Officer of Taco Bell Corp.

from October 2013 to January 2018 and Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis from 2011 to 2013. Ms. Williams spent six years at Boston Consulting Group in the Consumer and Retail practice. She has a bachelor?s degree from the University of Texas and an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.

Ms. Williams currently serves on the boards of Stitch Fix, the leading online personalized styling service for men, women and kids, and Viant, an advertising software provider.