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National Restaurant Association Elects New Members to Serve on Board of Directors

May 17, 2009
Contact: Mike Donohue (202) 331-5902, Annika Stensson (202) 973-3677

(Washington, D.C.) The National Restaurant Association today announced the election of 13 industry leaders to serve on its Board of Directors. The new directors, who represent a cross-section of the $566 billion restaurant industry, were inducted during the Association’s annual meeting and trade show in Chicago.

The newly elected voting directors installed today are:

  • Cheryl A. Bachelder, CEO & President, AFC Enterprises, Inc., in Atlanta, Ga.

  • Victor Lim, President/Owner, McDonald’s/LWD Inc., in Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Bob McAdam, SVP of Government & Community Affairs, Darden Restaurants, Inc., in Orlando, Fla.

  • Justin Persons, Owner, The Double Musky Inn in Girdwood, Alaska

  • Frank Puleo, Owner, Catering by Framboise in Staten Island, N.Y. (representing the International Caterers Association)

  • Billy Sewell, President, Platinum Corral, LLC, in Jacksonville, Fla.

  • David Stockman, Vice President of Operations, Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc., in Pasadena, Calif.

  • Bob Wong, Owner/operators, Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Mass.


    • The newly elected voting directors to be installed in January 2010 are:

  • John Campbell, General Manager, La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc., in La Jolla, Calif.

  • Kevin Davies, Founder/Operating Partner, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in Wilmington, Del.

  • Ivan Matsunaga, President, Madi Ty, Inc., in Carol Stream, Ill.

  • Michael Osborn, President/Owner, Pie ‘N Burger International in Pasadena, Calif.

  • Wes Stouder, President/CEO, Penguin Point Systems, Inc., in Warsaw, Ind.

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    Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which is comprised of 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 13 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.

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