Shake Shack 2015 Annual Report Download - page 75

Table of Contents
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Below is a list of the names and ages as of January 20, 2015 of our directors and executive officers and a description of the business experience of each of them.
Daniel Meyer
has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since its formation and as the Chairman of the board of directors of SSE Holdings since January
2010. Mr. Meyer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of USHG, which owns and operates the following restaurants: Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz
Standard, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill and Marta; its event services business, Union Square Events; and its learning and consulting business, Hospitality Quotient.
The restaurants have earned 25 James Beard Awards among them. Mr. Meyer previously served as a member of the board of directors of OpenTable.com from 2000 through 2014.
Mr. Meyer co-authored the best-selling Union Square Cafe Cookbook and authored the New York Times bestseller
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in
Business
. Mr. Meyer is currently a member of the board of directors of The Container Store Group, Inc. and Sotheby's, as well as the following not-for-
profit organizations: Share Our
Strength, Madison Square Park Conservancy and the Irving Harris Foundation. Mr. Meyer has also served as a board member of City Harvest, New Yorkers for Parks, Union Square
Partnership and NYC & Co. Mr. Meyer was selected to our board of directors because of his role in our founding and long career in hospitality and because he possesses particular
knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, hospitality businesses and board practices of other major corporations.
Randy Garutti
has served as Shake Shack's Chief Executive Officer and on the Board of Directors since its formation and as the Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors
of SSE Holdings since April 2012. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Garutti served as Chief Operating Officer of SSE Holdings since January 2010. Mr. Garutti has
worked with USHG and Mr. Meyer for 15 years. Prior to leading Shake Shack, Mr. Garutti was the Director of Operations, overseeing the operations for all USHG restaurants. In
addition, Mr. Garutti served as General Manager of Union Square Cafe and Tabla, both of which won numerous accolades in the hospitality industry. Mr. Garutti graduated from
Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration in 1997. Mr. Garutti was selected to our board of directors because of his leadership role in our development and growth and
because he possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership in the hospitality business.
Jeff Uttz
has served as Shake Shack's Chief Financial Officer since its formation and as Chief Financial Officer of SSE Holdings since September 2013. Mr. Uttz has over 22 years of
restaurant finance experience. Prior to joining Shake Shack, Mr. Uttz was the Chief Financial Officer of Yard House, where he led the expansion of Yard House from three units when
he began to over 40 units when Yard House was acquired by Darden Restaurants, Inc. Prior to Yard House, Mr. Uttz held a number of positions at CKE Restaurants, Inc., working his
way up from Manager of Corporate Banking to Vice President of Finance. During his tenure, Mr. Uttz participated in two major acquisitions, when CKE purchased the Hardee's chain
as well as the units owned by Hardee's largest franchisee. Mr. Uttz began his career at KPMG where he served a number of clients within the restaurant and hospitality sector and
attained his C.P.A. Mr. Uttz attended California State University, Fullerton, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Accounting Concentration.
Peggy Rubenzer
has served as our Vice President, People Resources since our formation and as Vice President, People Resources of SSE Holdings since November 2013.
Ms. Rubenzer has over 23 years of human resources and training expertise. As Vice President, People Resources at Shake Shack, Ms. Rubenzer leads the company's training, leadership
development and human resources functions and supports the success of the teams through training, tools and resources. Prior to joining us in December 2011, Ms. Rubenzer spent
10 years at P.F. Chang's China Bistro in VP roles in both HR and Training. During her tenure at P.F. Chang's, Ms. Rubenzer was instrumental in growing the full and quick service
concepts unit count from
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Name Age Position
Daniel Meyer 56 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Randy Garutti 39 Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jeff Uttz 45 Chief Financial Officer
Peggy Rubenzer 51 Vice President, People Resources
Jeff Flug 52 Director
Evan Guillemin 49 Director
Jenna Lyons 46 Director
Jonathan D. Sokoloff 57 Director
Robert Vivian 56 Director