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82 to 360, supporting a head count of 30,000 employees. Prior to that, Ms. Rubenzer spent 10 years at Southwest Airlines, during which time she oversaw the recruiting and human
resources functions for the Mid West region supporting the operation in 15 cities, as well as the company's growth and expansion to the North East.
Jeff Flug
has served on the board of directors of Shake Shack since its formation and on the Board of Directors of SSE Holdings since January 2010. Mr. Flug has served as the
President of USHG since January 2011 and, prior to that, as USHG's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since December 2009. Mr. Flug has over 25 years of
leadership and management experience primarily in the financial industry, as well as in the non-
profit sector. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in 1984,
with a B.B.A. in Accounting, summa cum laude, Mr. Flug began his career as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he attained his C.P.A. in 1986. Mr. Flug attended
Columbia Business School, where he received his M.B.A. in Finance in 1988. In 1988, Mr. Flug joined Goldman, Sachs & Co., and ultimately served as a Managing Director and Head
of Fixed Income Financial Futures and Options Sales. In 2000, Mr. Flug became the Head of North America Fixed Income Institutional Sales for JPMorgan Chase & Co. In 2006,
Mr. Flug served as CEO and Executive Director for Millennium Promise, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end extreme poverty and Malaria in Africa. Mr. Flug currently
serves as a board director of Pennant Park Investment Corporation, Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores and The Mountain School of Milton Academy. Mr. Flug was selected to our
Board of Directors because he brings financial experience and possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations.
Evan Guillemin
has served on the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since its formation and on the board of directors of SSE Holdings since April 2013. Mr. Guillemin joined Select
Equity Group in April 2004 as the firm's Chief Financial Officer and has managed the firm's finance and operations groups. He is now a Senior Analyst/Associate Portfolio Manager
with the firm, focusing on private company investments, as well as public company analysis. Mr. Guillemin is a member of the firm's Management Committee. Prior to joining the
firm, he was Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer of Delia*s Inc., a publicly-
traded retailing company. He also served as Director of Acquisitions at Primedia, and
he was a founding editor of SDC Publishing, a financial publishing division of the Thomson Corp. Mr. Guillemin currently serves on the board of directors of Mesa Labs Inc., where he
chairs the audit committee and sits on the compensation committee. He also serves on the advisory board of several start-up and non-
profit organizations. Mr. Guillemin received a
B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School. Mr. Guillemin was selected to our board of directors because he brings financial experience
and possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations.
Jenna Lyons
has served on the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since December 2014. Ms. Lyons has been the President, Executive Creative Director of J.Crew Group, Inc. since
July 2010, and before that served as Executive Creative Director since April 2010. Prior to that, she was Creative Director since 2007 and, before that, was Senior Vice President of
Women's Design since 2005. Ms. Lyons joined J.Crew Group, Inc. in 1990 as an Assistant Designer and has held a variety of positions within J.Crew Group, Inc., including Designer
from 1994 to 1995, Design Director from 1996 to 1998, Senior Design Director in 1999, and Vice President of Women's Design from 1999 to 2005. Ms. Lyons was selected to our
Board of Directors because she possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations and retail businesses.
Jonathan D. Sokoloff
has served on the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since its formation and on the board of directors of SSE Holdings since December 2012. Mr. Sokoloff is
currently a Managing Partner with LGP, one of our significant stockholders, and joined in 1990. Before joining LGP, he was a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Drexel
Burnham Lambert. Mr. Sokoloff serves on the board of the parent holding companies of BJ's Wholesale Club, Advantage Sales & Marketing and Jetro Cash & Carry and serves on the
board of The Container Store Group Inc., USHG, Whole Foods Market, Inc., J.Crew Group, Inc., The Sports Authority, Inc., Jo-
Ann Stores, Inc., The Tire Rack, Inc. and Top
Shop/Top Man Limited. He co-
chairs the Endowment Committee for Private Equity at his alma mater, Williams College. Mr. Sokoloff was selected to our board of directors because
he possesses particular knowledge and experience in accounting, finance and capital structure, strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, retail businesses and board
practices of other major corporations.
Robert Vivian
has served on the Board of Directors of Shake Shack since its formation and on the board of directors of SSE Holdings since June 2010. Mr. Vivian served as the Co-
Chief Executive Officer of P.F. Chang's China Bistro from January 2009 through December 2011. Prior to that time, he served as P.F. Chang's President from December 2000 through
January 2009 and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1996 through December 2000. He also served as a director of P.F. Chang's China Bistro from January 2009 through April 2011
when he retired. Before joining P.F. Chang's, Mr. Vivian served in a variety of positions with Brinker International, Inc. Mr. Vivian was selected to our Board of Directors because he
possesses particular knowledge and experience in strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, hospitality businesses and board practices of other major corporations.
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