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Richard E. Rivera

Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, CraftWorks Restaurants & Brewery, Inc.

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 2 Board Members in 2 different organizations across 7 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Mr. Richard E. Rivera, Dick has been an Interim Chief Executive Officer of CraftWorks Restaurants & Brewery, Inc. since April 24, 2013. Mr. Rivera serves as an Advisor of Darden Restaurants Inc. and ESP Systems LLC. Mr. Rivera served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Real Mex Restaurants Inc. from April 7, 2009 to April 1, 2011. He began his career with Steak & Ale Restaurants of America and served various leadership positions in the restaurant industry ... over the 25 years. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Darden Restaurants Inc., from December 2002 to January 2004 and also served as its Consultant. He served as an Executive Vice President and President of Red Lobster from December 1997 to March 2002. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chart House Restaurants, Inc. from July to December 1997. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. He served as an Owner of LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants, from 1994 to 1997. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TGI Friday's, Inc. from 1988 to 1994 and Executive Vice President of Operations since 1987 and Executive Vice President from 1971 to 1980. Mr. Rivera was responsible for the national rollout of the Bennigan's restaurant concept in his last assignment for Steak & Ale. Mr. Rivera served as President of El Chico Corporation from 1980 to 1982. From 1982 to 1987, he served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the fast-food division of W. R. Grace & Co. He served at Mexican Restaurants Inc. He serves as Chairman of National Restaurant Association from 2007 to 2008 and serves as its Director. He served as Chairman of Real Mex Restaurants Inc. from April 7, 2009 to April 1, 2011. He served as Vice Chairman of Darden Restaurants Inc., from March 2002 to December 2002. He served as Vice Chairman and Director of K-Bob's USA Inc. since 2006. He has been a Director of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., since October 3, 2006. He serves on the NRA's Educational Foundation. He served as a Director of Darden Restaurants Inc. since 1997. He served as a Director of Real Mex Restaurants Inc. from April 7, 2009 to April 1, 2011. Since 1990, he served at U. S. Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), a blue-ribbon panel charged with defining basic skills needed to compete in today's workplace and economic environment. He serves as President of the Florida Citrus Sports Association, a community-based charitable organization that sponsors, among other activities, the annual Tangerine Bowl and Capital One Bowl in Orlando. Mr. Rivera serves in the Chief Executives Organization and the World President's Organization. He spent two years in the Army as a 1st Lieutenant. He has also received numerous industry awards for his achievements, including the “Golden Chain” restaurant leadership award from Nation's Restaurant News in 1989 and the 1993 “Restaurant Business Leadership Award.” In 1994, he was honored as one of the top restaurant operators in the United States with the prestigious Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturer's Association. In 2000, the Women's Foodservice Forum awarded Mr. Rivera their top Trailblazer Award for his commitment to the diversity of cultures, perspectives, attitudes and ideas at Red Lobster. He received a Bachelor's Degree in 1968 from Washington and Lee University, and an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from Johnson & Wales University in 1996.

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