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28 JAN 2020 · George is a 40-year veteran of the restaurant business in both fine dining and casual concepts. Nation’s Restaurant News has called him a “dinner-house legend” and credits him with giving “birth to an entire casual-dining segment” when he founded LongHorn Steakhouse Inc.
After graduating from Ohio State University with a B.S. in political science, he bought the Log Cabin Supper Club in West Virginia. He joined the Victoria’s Station restaurant chain in 1974 and was a Southeast regional manager when he left the company in 1980.
He opened the first LongHorn Steakhouse in 1981, when Atlanta had few choices in casual dining. He successfully evolved that single location into RARE Hospitality International, which owns LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille and was sold to Darden Restaurants in October 2007. McKerrow retired from RARE Hospitality in 2000. He co-founded We’re Cookin’ Inc. in 1996 with Atlanta chef Gerry Klaskala and Ron San Martin, the former CFO of LongHorn. The group now has two award-winning, fine dining restaurants in Atlanta: Aria and Canoe. George served on the board of directors for the National Restaurant Association (1997-2003) and the Culinary Institute of America (1996-2002) George received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Restaurant Association in 2007 for his years of service to Georgia’s restaurant industry. In October 2008, he was inducted into The Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame by the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Along with his partner, media entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist Ted Turner, McKerrow founded Ted’s Montana Grill (www.tedsmontanagrill.com) in January 2002, and serves as president and CEO of the restaurant company. Based in Atlanta, Ted’s Montana Grill is a classic American grill serving made-from-scratch dishes in an eco-friendly environment. The company currently has 44 locations in 18 states.
7 NOV 2019 · Matt Wain is chief executive officer of Emory University Hospital, Emory University Orthopedics & Spine Hospital and Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods. He is responsible for the overall operations and resources at the three facilities, which are part of the larger Emory Healthcare system. Emory University Hospital has 751 licensed beds, including 82 beds at Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods and a combined staff of more than 4,300. Emory University Orthopedics & Spine Hospital has 120 licensed beds and employees nearly 300 staff members.
Wain joined Emory Healthcare in August of this year from Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health in Charleston. There, he served as chief operating officer for the four MUSC hospitals and related ambulatory clinics for six years.
Prior to joining MUSC, Wain worked in a progression of leadership roles at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2013, culminating in chief administrative officer. Wain began his professional career as an active duty military officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot. He retired from the reserve component of military service in 2008.
Wain is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Worldwide) in Daytona Beach, Florida.
4 NOV 2019 · Paul Macaluso a 25-year restaurant industry veteran, currently serves as the President and CEO of Krystal. Paul’s background includes experience in operations, franchising, marketing and brand strategy with some of the most prominent brands in the foodservice industry, including Taco Bell, Burger King, Sonic Drive-Ins and Moe’s Southwest Grill. Before joining Krystal in April 2018, Paul’s was President of McAlister’s Deli, where he led the brand to records in new restaurant openings, franchisee new restaurant commitments, systemwide sales and EBITDA.
Paul holds a BS/Communication and an MBA from Florida State University.
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23 OCT 2019 · Claire Bennett joined IHG as Chief Marketing Officer in 2017 and is responsible for all aspects of marketing execution, guest experience, loyalty strategy and programmes, sponsorships, strategic partnerships, insights and analytics for the Group.
Claire previously spent 11 years at American Express in a range of senior leadership roles across marketing, consumer travel and loyalty. Most recently, Claire was General Manager (GM), Global Travel & Lifestyle, where she led a team responsible for delivering luxury lifestyle services. Prior to this, Claire held roles as GM for Consumer Loyalty, GM for US Consumer Travel, and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Brand Management, where she led worldwide advertising, media, sponsorship and marketing research teams.
Claire has also held senior marketing positions at Dell, as well as finance and general management roles at PepsiCo, building significant expertise across technology, consumer packaged goods, financial services, and the travel and hospitality sectors.
Claire has been an Executive Board Member of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), served as a Board Member of Tumi Inc. and participated on multiple industry advisory boards.
Claire is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
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