Bloomin' Brands CEO and leadership

Dave Deno (born 1956 or 1957)was named Chief Executive Officer of Bloomin’ Brands and a member of the Board of Directors in March 2019 after serving as the company’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.

Kelly Lefferts was named Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in July 2019 after serving as Group Vice President, US General Counsel and Secretary since September 2015.

As CLO, Kelly oversees the legal team at Bloomin’ Brands. She joined Bloomin’ Brands in 1997 as Corporate Counsel and has held other positions of increasing responsibility.

Previously, Kelly was an attorney with the law firm of Foley and Lardner, practicing in general corporate and business matters, mergers and acquisitions, securities, executive compensation, and commercial lending.

She was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Restaurant Law Center, a public policy law association affiliated with the National Restaurant Association.

Kelly earned an LLM degree from New York University, and a Juris Doctor degree and a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Florida. She was admitted to practice in 1992.

Christopher (Chris) Meyer was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Bloomin’ Brands in March 2019 after serving as Group Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations.

As CFO, Chris is responsible for the company’s business analytics and global strategy, as well as all areas of financial planning and reporting for Bloomin’ Brands, including accounting services, corporate tax, treasury, and investor relations.

Since joining Bloomin’ Brands in 2004, Chris has held positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of Finance, Accounting, and Investor Relations. He led the Treasury function during the company’s successful sale-leaseback program and through four successful refinancing transactions since 2014. He also implemented the company’s share repurchase and dividend program, which returned $1 billion to shareholders over a five-year period.

Prior to Bloomin’ Brands, Chris was the Group Finance Officer at Kforce.

Chris earned an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida, and he served as the President of Florida Blue Key.

Dave Deno (born 1956 or 1957)was named Chief Executive Officer of Bloomin’ Brands and a member of the Board of Directors in March 2019 after serving as the company’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.