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Laurance Roberts

President and Chief Executive Officer

Laurance Roberts has served as a director and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2022. Previously, he was our interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2021 to March 2022 and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from July 2013 to March 2022. From 2008 to 2012 he was Chief Operating Officer for KFC, a major fried chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum Brands. In 2008, he was also General Manager for KFC Restaurant Operating Company. Prior to that that, he spent three years as Chief Financial Officer of KFC, and three years as Chief Financial Officer of Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut joint venture in the United Kingdom. Mr. Roberts holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Bucknell University. In light of his leadership as our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer and his deep and detailed knowledge of our business and the industry, Mr. Roberts is well-qualified to serve on our Board.