People: Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc (BAGL.W)

Mr. Jeffrey J. O'Neill is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. Previously, Mr. O’Neill worked for Priszm Income Fund from April 2005 to November 2008. At that time, Priszm was a publicly traded Canadian restaurant income trust with a portfolio of popular brands such as Pizza Hut and Taco Bell and was one of the independent KFC franchisees in the world. Mr. O’Neill joined Priszm as President and Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in January 2008. Mr. O’Neill began his career in Brand Marketing with The Quaker Oats Company. In April 1999, he joined PepsiCo as the President of Pepsi Cola Canada. In 2002, PepsiCo acquired the Quaker Oats Company and in January 2003, Mr. O’Neill returned to Chicago to help lead the integration of the Quaker Oats/Gatorade acquisition. Mr. O’Neill has an Honors Bachelor of Business degree from the University of Ottawa.