Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (“Cracker Barrel,” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq:CBRL) today announced that Jill Golder will join the
Company to become its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(“CFO”). Golder will join the Company on April 25, 2016, and will assume
the responsibilities of CFO on June 6, 2016, after the completion of her
on-boarding process. Golder will report to President and Chief Executive
Officer Sandra B. Cochran. Lawrence E. Hyatt will continue to serve as
CFO until June 6, and will assist with the transition until his
previously announced retirement at the end of the Company’s current
fiscal year.
“We are pleased to have someone with Jill’s extensive experience joining
Cracker Barrel as our new CFO,” said Cochran. “Her financial leadership
experience with Darden Restaurants and Ruby Tuesday will be of great
value as we look forward to building on Cracker Barrel’s recent success
and positioning the Company for continued profitable growth.”
Golder has almost 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry,
most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. During her 23 years at Darden Restaurants, Inc., she
held progressively more responsible positions, including Senior Vice
President of Finance for Olive Garden North America, Senior Vice
President of Finance for Smokey Bones, Senior Vice President of Finance
for the Specialty Restaurant Group, and Senior Vice President of Finance
for Red Lobster. She also served as Director of Strategic Planning and
Corporate Analysis for Domino’s Pizza International, and Chief Financial
Officer of Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants. Golder holds a BA from
Kalamazoo College and an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the
University of Chicago.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) provides a
friendly home-away-from-home in its old country stores and restaurants.
Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and enjoying real
home-style food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely fun
and reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price.
Established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel Old Country Store,
Inc. and its affiliates operate 635 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®
company-owned locations in 42 states and owns the fast casual restaurant
Holler & Dash™. Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2016 Consumer Picks survey
named Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® the Best Family-Dining
Restaurant in America. For more information about the company, visit crackerbarrel.com.
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160412005407/en/
Copyright Business Wire 2016