Kerry A. Kramp
Private Equity Investor at Circle Peak Capital LLC
Profile
Prior to joining Circle Peak Capital, Mr. Kramp was CEO of Buffets, Inc. until November 2004.
At Buffets, Mr. Kramp led the company through a successful going-private transaction which closed in October 2000, led by a leading private equity firm Caxton-Iseman Capital of New York, NY, and affiliate of Caxton Associates, in conjunction with a group of investors, including Buffets' management and Sentinel Capital.
He started his restaurant career with Steak and Ale Restaurants in Columbus, Ohio where he was a restaurant manager from 1977 through 1979 when he left to attend the Culinary Institute of America.
From 1980 through 1985, he was the Director and later Vice President of Food and Beverage for Chi-Chi's Inc. From 1986 to 1988, he was Chief Operating Officer and co-founder (along with former Miss America Phyllis George) of CHICKEN BY GEORGE, Inc., a company that created and marketed a retail chicken product line.
Currently, he is the Founder and President of Level 5 Ventures, LLC.
Mr. Kramp is a member of the Advisory Council for the Elliot Leadership Institute, a recent inductee as a Fellow of the Culinary Institute of America, and has been honored at the Ohio State University as a distinguished alumnus.
He lives in Minneapolis, MN and remains active in the restaurant industry through a number of Advisory and Board Affiliations.
Kerry A. Kramp active positions
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Circle Peak Capital LLC
Circle Peak Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Circle Peak Capital LLC (Circle Peak Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Ras Capital Partners LLC founded in 2002 by R.Adam Smith and David Louis Fogel. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 07/07/2010 |
Former positions of Kerry A. Kramp
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Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc.
Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates dining restaurants. It serve a variety of steak, chicken and seafood dishes and feature a buffet-style salad bar that also offers soups, appetizers and dessert items. The company was founded by Delmar Johnson in 1957 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 30/05/2019 |
Let's Dish!, Inc.
Let's Dish!, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Let's Dish!, Inc. provides retail meal preparation services. It offers freezer-ready meals, marinated flank steak and montreal chicken. The firm provides special offers, events, dish for a cause and special dishes. The company was founded in 2003 by Ruth Lundquist and Darcy Olson and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Training of Kerry A. Kramp
The Ohio State University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Let's Dish!, Inc.
Let's Dish!, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Let's Dish!, Inc. provides retail meal preparation services. It offers freezer-ready meals, marinated flank steak and montreal chicken. The firm provides special offers, events, dish for a cause and special dishes. The company was founded in 2003 by Ruth Lundquist and Darcy Olson and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN. | Retail Trade |
Circle Peak Capital LLC
Circle Peak Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Circle Peak Capital LLC (Circle Peak Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Ras Capital Partners LLC founded in 2002 by R.Adam Smith and David Louis Fogel. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc.
Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Sizzler USA Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates dining restaurants. It serve a variety of steak, chicken and seafood dishes and feature a buffet-style salad bar that also offers soups, appetizers and dessert items. The company was founded by Delmar Johnson in 1957 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA. | Consumer Services |
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