Sandra B. Cochran President and Chief Executive Officer
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2009
Born 1958
Ms. Cochran became President and Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2011 following her service as Cracker Barrel's President and Chief Operating Officer, a post she assumed in November 2010. She joined Cracker Barrel in March, 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She was previously CEO at the nation's 3rd largest book retailer, Books-A-Million, Inc. for the prior five years. She also served as that company's president from 1999 and its chief financial officer from 1993 to 1999. As Vice President, Finance at Books-A-Million, Ms. Cochran was part of the leadership team that took the company public in 1992 and completed a secondary offering in 1993. Ms. Cochran has 17 years of experience in the retail industry and two years in the restaurant industry.
Doug Barber Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2003
Born 1957
Mr. Barber was named Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer on November 3, 2010. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2008. He became Senior Vice President, Restaurant Operations in 2006 after joining Cracker Barrel in 2003. He began his career as a manager with Metromedia Family Steakhouse in 1979 and moved up the ranks to multi-unit supervisory roles including becoming President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995. Mr. Barber has 31 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
Christopher A Ciavarra Senior Vice President, Marketing
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2008
Born 1971
Mr. Ciavarra came to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. in 2008 as vice president, brand and menu strategy. He assumed his current position in 2010. Mr. Ciavarra was previously a consultant to Cracker Barrel from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Ciavarra has 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry and over five years working in marketing for a retail business.
Nicholas V. Flanagan Senior Vice President, Operations
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2004
A 15-year veteran of S & A Restaurant Corporation, where he served in several leadership roles, Mr. Flanagan joined Cracker Barrel as Restaurant Regional Vice President, advanced to the role of Vice President of Restaurant Operations in August 2008 and was appointed to his current role in November 2010.
Edward A. Greene Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2005
Born 1955
From August 1996 to October 2005, he worked for Restaurant Services, Inc., the independent purchasing cooperative which provides supply chain management services for Burger King Corporation and its franchisees, serving most recently as its Vice President, Food and Packaging Purchasing. Mr. Greene began his career with The Pillsbury Company and has over 32 years of combined experience in the restaurant and food processing industries.
Lawrence E. Hyatt Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2011
Born 1954
20 years experience as CFO with various organizations. He served as CFO and Treasurer at O'Charley's, Inc. since 2004. He also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of O'Charley's Inc. from February through June 2009. Previous positions included serving as Executive VP and CFO of Cole National Corporation, a specialty retailer, as Chief Financial and Restructuring officer of PSINet, Inc., an internet service provider, as CFO of HMS Host Corporation, a subsidiary of Autogrill S.p.A. and as CFO of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. and its predecessor company.
With Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. since 2012
Ms. Daily joined Cracker Barrel in May, 2012 as Senior Vice President of Retail, which includes responsibility for all aspects of the Company's retail merchandising, planning and allocation functions. She has over 20 years of experience as a merchant with a number of retail organizations. Prior to joining Cracker Barrel, she served as Vice President for Ballard Designs, an Internet and catalog home furnishings retailer that is part of HSN, Inc., where she was in charge of all merchandising and trends for the company. Daily was an integral part of taking Ballard from a small, privately held company to becoming part of a large, publicly traded and nationally recognized brand. She previously held merchandising, planning and store operations positions with Spiegel, Inc., and Carson Pirie Scott.
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