People: The Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
David Overton	66	2002	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
David Gordon	48	2013	President
W. Douglas Benn	58	2009	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Max Byfuglin	67	2006	President of The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Incorporated
Debby Zurzolo	56	2003	Executive Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel
Jerome Kransdorf	73	2012	Lead Independent Director
Douglas Schmick	63	2012	Director
Alexander Cappello	56	2012	Independent Director
Laurence Mindel	75	2012	Independent Director
David Pittaway	61	2009	Independent Director
Herbert Simon	78	2011	Independent Director
Jill Peters			Vice President - Investor Relations

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Biographies

Name	Description
David Overton	Mr. David Overton is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. Mr. Overton has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since incorporation in February 1992. He co-founded the Company with his parents, Evelyn and Oscar Overton. Mr. Overton created the Company's namesake restaurant and opened the first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in 1978 in Beverly Hills, California. He grew The Cheesecake Factory® into a national chain and created two other concepts, Grand Lux Cafe® and RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen®. Under Mr. Overton's leadership, the Company's revenues increased to $1.8 billion in 2011.
David Gordon	Mr. David M. Gordon is President of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. Mr. Gordon has been employed by the Company in capacities since 1993, most recently as Senior Vice President of Operations from 2008 through 2010 and Chief Operating Officer of The Cheesecake Factory and Grand Lux Cafe restaurants from 2010 until his appointment as President.
W. Douglas Benn	Mr. W. Douglas Benn is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. Mr. Benn is a veteran of the restaurant industry having spent more than 20 years in management roles with restaurant companies. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RARE Hospitality International, owner of the LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille concepts, prior to that company’s sale to another multi-concept, public restaurant company in October 2007.
Max Byfuglin	Mr. Max S. Byfuglin is President of The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Incorporated, a bakery subsidiary of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. Mr. Byfuglin joined the Company's bakery operations in 1982 and worked closely with the Company's founders, serving in nearly every capacity in bakery over the past 30 years.
Debby Zurzolo	Ms. Debby R. Zurzolo is Executive Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. Ms. Zurzolo joined the Company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel in April 1999 and was appointed to her current positions in December 2003. From 1982 until joining the Company, she practiced law at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP in Los Angeles, California.
Jerome Kransdorf	Mr. Jerome I. Kransdorf is Lead Independent Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., since February 29, 2012. Mr. Kransdorf has more than 40 years of investment management experience. He currently serves as President of JaK Direct, a division of Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Kransdorf served as Senior Vice President of J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, an investment advisory firm. From 1959 to 1997, he was employed in investment and senior management positions at Wertheim & Co. and its successor companies.
Douglas Schmick	Mr. Douglas L. Schmick has been appointed as Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., effective August 1, 2012. Doug was at the forefront of upscale casual dining as a co-founder of McCormick and Schmick’s and is one of the true innovators in the restaurant industry.
Alexander Cappello	Mr. Alexander L. Cappello is an Independent Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cappello Capital Corp., a global merchant banking firm, which has conducted business in over 50 countries where its principals have completed over $155 billion in transactions. Mr. Cappello has 39 years of global experience in corporate management, corporate finance, investment banking and merchant banking. He currently serves as a director of California Republic Bank and a number of private companies, as well as an advisory board member of the RAND Corporation Center for Middle East Public Policy. In addition, he served as a director for a number of public companies prior to their acquisition or privatization, including Koo Koo Roo, Inc., Cytrx Corp., and Genius Products, Inc.
Laurence Mindel	Mr. Laurence B. Mindel is Independent Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., since March 2, 2012. Mr. Mindel will serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee (“Compensation Committee”) and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He has nearly 40 years experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the managing partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1970, he co-founded Spectrum Foods, whose restaurant portfolio included, among others, California-based restaurants Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry's Bar. Following the acquisition of Spectrum Foods by Saga Corp. (NYSE) in 1984, Mr. Mindel served as President of Saga's restaurant group where he directed the operations of more than 200 restaurants with combined revenue of over $375 million. Following his departure from Saga in 1986, he founded and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Il Fornaio, a restaurant company he took public in 1997 (subsequently taken private in 2001) and on whose board of directors he served until July 2011. Mr. Mindel's professional honors include receipt of Nation's Restaurant News "Golden Chain" award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association "Gold Plate" award, and Food Arts Magazine "Silver Spoon" award. In 1998, he was inducted into the California Restaurant Association's Hall of Fame.
David Pittaway	Mr. David B. Pittaway is Independent Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., since May 2009. He is Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm. He has been with Castle Harlan since 1987. Mr. Pittaway also has been Vice President and Secretary of Branford Castle, Inc., an investment company, since October 1986. From 1987 to 1998, Mr. Pittaway was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Branford Chain, Inc., a marine wholesale company, where he is now a director and Vice Chairman. Previously, Mr. Pittaway was Vice President of Strategic Planning and Assistant to the President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., an investment banking firm. Mr. Pittaway is a member of the boards of directors of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group and the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America. He was formerly a director of Morton's Restaurant Group and McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants. In addition, he is a director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund.
Herbert Simon	Mr. Herbert Simon is Independent Director of The Cheesecake Factory Inc. He is the Chairman Emeritus of the board of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, Inc., a member of the S&P 500 and the U.S. publicly-traded real estate company, and has served on its board since 1993. Throughout his career, Mr. Simon has maintained a leadership position within the retail property industry by developing high profile retail facilities, including, but not limited to, The Forum Shops at Caesars, Roosevelt Field, and The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. Additional diversified business interests beyond real estate include ownership of the National Basketball Association's franchise Indiana Pacers. Mr. Simon also served as the former Chairman of the National Basketball Association's Board of Governors and continues to serve as a member of such board. He is also active in numerous community and civic organizations.
Jill Peters

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
David Overton	4,136,640
David Gordon	--
W. Douglas Benn	1,048,470
Max Byfuglin	850,277
Debby Zurzolo	1,010,460
Jerome Kransdorf	--
Douglas Schmick	--
Alexander Cappello	--
Laurence Mindel	--
David Pittaway	--
Herbert Simon	--
Jill Peters	--

As Of 2 Jan 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
David Overton	572,500	5,576,486
David Gordon	0	0
W. Douglas Benn	0	0
Max Byfuglin	227,500	2,621,712
Debby Zurzolo	295,750	5,132,250
Jerome Kransdorf	0	0
Douglas Schmick	0	0
Alexander Cappello	0	0
Laurence Mindel	0	0
David Pittaway	0	0
Herbert Simon	0	0
Jill Peters	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
SLOMANN CHERYL M	2,702	$40.84
SLOMANN CHERYL M	3,000	$21.42
ZURZOLO DEBBY R	5,000	$29.36
BYFUGLIN MAX S	400	$39.59
BYFUGLIN MAX S	197	$39.63
ZURZOLO DEBBY R	3,089	$39.75
BYFUGLIN MAX S	400	$39.61
BYFUGLIN MAX S	900	$39.62
ZURZOLO DEBBY R	511	$39.76
ZURZOLO DEBBY R	700	$39.78
BYFUGLIN MAX S	2,397	$29.36
ZURZOLO DEBBY R	700	$39.77
BYFUGLIN MAX S	500	$39.61
BYFUGLIN MAX S	200	$39.56
BYFUGLIN MAX S	1,300	$39.59
BYFUGLIN MAX S	7,603	$29.36
BYFUGLIN MAX S	3,500	$39.55
SCHMICK DOUGLAS L	370	$39.70
BYFUGLIN MAX S	1,803	$39.58
BYFUGLIN MAX S	800	$39.57
BYFUGLIN MAX S	14,778	$39.55
BYFUGLIN MAX S	600	$39.53
BYFUGLIN MAX S	400	$39.57
BYFUGLIN MAX S	1,000	$39.54
BYFUGLIN MAX S	17,500	$29.36

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