Jill M. Golder

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Executive Experience:

  • Senior Vice President and CFO of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (“Cracker Barrel”) (2016-2020).
  • Finance leadership roles at Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (“Ruby Tuesday”), including as Executive Vice President and CFO (2014-2016).
  • Spent 23 years at Darden Restaurants, Inc., where she served in finance positions of increasing responsibility for several Darden brands, including Senior Vice President of Finance for Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Specialty Restaurant Group and Red Lobster.

Additional Leadership Experience and Service:

  • Director of MOD Superfast Pizza Holdings, LLC, a private company (2021-2024).

Other Public Company Board Experience:

  • Director of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM) (2019-present).
  • Director of IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA) (2015-2019 and in 2021).

Key Director Qualifications and Board Contributions:

  • Through her roles at both Cracker Barrel and Ruby Tuesday, Ms. Golder gained significant executive leadership experience within the foodservice industry, enabling her to provide expert insight to the Board and guidance to our management team.
  • Ms. Golder’s deep expertise in the areas of accounting, audit and financial reporting are integral to her role on the Board, and her experience across investor relations, distribution, supply chain, risk management and cybersecurity efforts enables her to provide invaluable insight to the Board on the Company’s strategic focus areas.

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