Jack In The Box 2009 Annual Report Download - page 10

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percentage of sales. Activities to advertise restaurant products, promote brand awareness and attract customers include, but are not limited
to, regional and local campaigns on television, national cable television, radio and print media, as well as Internet advertising on specific
sites and broad-reach Web portals.
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At September 27, 2009, we had approximately 35,700 employees, of whom 34,100 were restaurant employees, 900 were corporate
personnel, 300 were distribution employees and 400 were field management and administrative personnel. Employees are paid on an
hourly basis, except certain restaurant managers, operations and corporate management, and certain administrative personnel. We employ
both full and part-time restaurant employees in order to provide the flexibility necessary during peak periods of restaurant operations.
We have not experienced any significant work stoppages and believe our labor relations are good. Over the last several years, we have
realized improvements in our hourly restaurant employee retention rate. In 2005 and 2008, Jack in the Box and Qdoba, respectively,
received the Spirit Award, an honor awarded by Nation’s Restaurant News and the National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation to the restaurant companies with the most innovative workforce programs for enhancing employee satisfaction. We support
our employees, including part-time workers, by offering competitive wages, competitive benefits, including a pension plan for all of our
employees meeting certain requirements, and discounts on dining. Furthermore, we offer all hourly employees meeting certain minimum
service requirements access to health coverage, including vision and dental benefits. As an additional incentive to team members with
more than a year of service, we will pay a portion of their premiums. We also provide our restaurant employees with a program called
“Sed de Saber” (Thirst for Knowledge), an electronic home study program to assist Spanish-speaking restaurant employees in improving
their English skills. We believe these programs have contributed to lower turnover, training costs and workers’ compensation claims.
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The following table sets forth the name, age (as of September 27, 2009), position and years with the Company of each person who
is an executive officer of Jack in the Box Inc.:
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Linda A. Lang 51 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer 22
Paul L. Schultz 55 President and Chief Operating Officer 36
Jerry P. Rebel 52 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer 6
Phillip H. Rudolph 51 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary 2
Terri F. Graham 44 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer 19
Charles E. Watson 54 Senior Vice President, Chief Development
Officer 23
Mark H. Blankenship, Ph.D. 48 Vice President, Human Resources and
Operational Services 12
Carol A. DiRaimo 48 Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications 1
Gary J. Beisler 53 Chief Executive Officer and President, Qdoba
Restaurant Corporation 6
The following sets forth the business experience of each executive officer for at least the last 5 years.
Ms. Lang has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since October 2005. She was President and Chief Operating
Officer from November 2003 to October 2005, and was Executive Vice President from
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