Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Announces Management Changes
February 13, 2020 at 02:18 pm
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On February 13, 2020, the Board of Directors of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. announced that Elizabeth A. Smith will step down from her role as Executive Chairman of the Board, effective March 6, 2020, and continue to serve as a director. The Board also announced that the company's current Lead Independent Director, James R. Craigie, was appointed to serve as the company's Chairman of the Board effective March 6, 2020 in lieu of having a Lead Independent Director. Mr. Craigie will no longer serve as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Tara Walpert Levy was appointed to and will chair such committee effective March 6, 2020. On February 13, 2020, the company also announced that Gregg Scarlett, who has served as the President of Outback Steakhouse since July 2016, has been named the company's EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Casual Dining Restaurants. Mr. Scarlett will oversee the company's domestic Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill concepts. Jeff Carcara and Michael Kappitt, EVP of Bonefish Grill and Carrabba's Italian Grill, respectively, will be departing from the company effective February 13, 2020.
Bloomin Brands, Inc. is a casual dining restaurant company. It has four founder-inspired brands: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabbas Italian Grill, BonefishGrill, and Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. Outback Steakhouse is a casual steakhouse restaurant concept focused on steaks, bold flavors and Australian decor. Carrabbas Italian Grill offers authentic Italian cuisine passed down from its founder's family recipes. Bonefish Grill specializes in fish from around the world, hand-cut in-house every day, savory wood-grilled specialties, and locally created seasonal partner selection dishes. Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is a contemporary interpretation of the classic American steakhouse, boasting culinary mastery, signature style and unrivaled attentive service to create memorable dining experiences for guests. It owns and operates more than 1,450 restaurants in 47 states, Guam and 13 countries, some of which are franchise locations. It has two segments: U.S. and international.
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