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As Chairman and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy and performance of over 2,700 restaurants in North America and Europe. He is passionate about Chipotle's purpose of Cultivating a Better World and bringing a truly unique dining experience to consumers. Niccol takes pride in leading a purpose-driven brand offering extraordinary ingredients that are not only fresh, but that are raised responsibly, with respect for the animals, land, and people who produce them.

Mshka Bramone are a Chief Executive at DENNY'S CORP and are based in Reno Nevada Area.

Dave Hoffmann was appointed the President of McDonald’s Asia Pacific Middle East Africa (APMEA) on 1st July 2012. McDonald’s footprint in this area of the world covers 37 countries with 8,900 restaurants. Prior to his new role, Dave was the Senior Vice President and Restaurant Support Officer for APMEA where he was responsible for Operations, Supply Chain, Strategy and Insights; and Development. Most significantly, Dave anchored APMEA’s ambition to grow bigger, better and bolder through the zone’s strategic planning process, asset portfolio management and restaurant expansion goals. Dave began his career with McDonald’s in 1984 as Crew, before attending Indiana University, where he graduated in 1990 and joined Arthur Anderson & Co. After leaving Arthur Anderson in 1994, Dave undertook his MBA, and returned to McDonald’s through an Internship program with the Franchising Department in Oak Brook. From 1996 to 2004 Dave held numerous Operations positions from Restaurant Manager, McOpCo and Field Service Consultant, McOpCo and Field Service Manager, Director of Operations and Training for the Central Division and US Operations Director. In 2005 Dave was promoted to Senior Director of North America Strategy and Execution and then later was responsible for Global Strategy and Execution. In 2007, Dave relocated to Japan, where he took the role of Senior Vice President - Strategy and Franchising. In this role, Dave franchised over 1000 Restaurants, closed over 400 underperforming sites while creating a sustainable franchising system and organization in Japan. In 2009, Dave was promoted to Executive Vice President of McDonald’s Japan and together with the Japan leadership team, significantly improved the country’s performance metrics including Operating Income, Return On Total Assets and Customer Service Opportunity. In 2011, Dave relocated to the APMEA Regional Office in Singapore where he led the APMEA Strategy, Insights and Development teams and in that same year his role broadened as SVP and Restaurant Support Officer to include Operations and Supply Chain. On 1st July 2012, Dave was appointed the President of APMEA and remains residence in Singapore with his family.

Paul Murphy is a Board Member at RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC, President/CEO at RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC, and Acting Chairman/CEO at NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP INC. and is based in California. He has worked as Board Member at NEW WORLD RESTAURANT GROUP INC.; President/CEO at DEL TACO RESTAURANTS, INC.; and Board Member at DEL TACO RESTAURANTS, INC.. Paul attended Washington and Lee University between 1972 and 1976.

Jerry Morgan is a President at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC. and is based in Lewisville, Texas. He has worked as Managing Partner at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC. and Regional Market Partner at TEXAS ROADHOUSE, INC.. Jerry attended McLennan Community College.

David Gibbs is Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands, responsible for leading the Company’s overarching strategies, structure, people development and culture that will drive global growth and sales and profitability at all Yum! franchise businesses worldwide. Yum! functional leaders and global brand division CEOs report to him. A 30-year veteran of Yum! Brands, David previously served as Yum! Brands’ President and Chief Operating Officer, where he had global operating leadership of the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions, with the respective leaders reporting to him. Prior to this, he was President and Chief Financial Officer from 2016 to 2019 and was the chief architect of Yum! Brands’ financial, refranchising and restaurant development strategy to transform the company into a capital-light, pure-play franchisor. He also played a lead role in the 2016 spinoff of Yum China Holdings, Inc. As a leader, David advocates a growth mindset and a culture where people embrace challenges, are avid learners and welcome change, collaboration and innovation.