BRADLEY D. BLUM - Corporate Board Profile

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-08-15	Mr. Blum, age 62, has served as CEO for several major brands and companies in the restaurant industry. Since September 2005, Mr. Blum has served as Founder and CEO of BLUM Enterprises, LLC, a restaurant company focused on restaurant strategy, concept development, and investing. Mr. Blum served on the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings SE, a publicly traded global fast-food and casual dining operator with six different restaurant brands from July 2013 through September 2015. In May 2012, Mr. Blum co-founded FIVE TO SEVEN, a transatlantic partnership, whose mission is to provide Good Food for the Planet™. In January 2012, Mr. Blum became board director, strategic partner and investor at LEON Restaurants, an international restaurant group offering seasonal, naturally fast food. Prior to that, Mr. Blum served as CEO of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, an Italian casual dining restaurant chain, from December 2008 through July 2010. Mr. Blum served as CEO of the global fast food enterprise Burger King Corporation from December 2002 through July 2004. Mr. Blum served as President of the Company’s Olive Garden brand from December 1994 through March 2002, after which he served as Vice Chairman of the Company through December 2002. While at the Company, Mr. Blum served on its board of directors from September 1997 through December 2002. Mr. Blum helped launch Cereal Partners Worldwide, a 50/50 global joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills focused on breakfast cereals, serving from 1990 through 1994 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and having operating responsibilities for various countries in Western Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Blum progressed through various marketing and brand management executive positions in the U.S. from 1978 through 1990 for General Mills, Inc., an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer goods.
2017-08-07	Mr. Blum, age 63, has served as CEO for several major brands and companies in the restaurant industry. Since September 2005, Mr. Blum has served as Founder and CEO of BLUM Enterprises, LLC, a restaurant company focused on restaurant strategy, concept development, and investing. Mr. Blum served on the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings SE, a publicly traded global fast-food and casual dining operator with six different restaurant brands, from July 2013 through September 2015. In May 2012, Mr. Blum co-founded FIVE TO SEVEN, a transatlantic partnership, whose mission is to provide Good Food for the Planet™. In January 2012, Mr. Blum became board director, strategic partner and investor at LEON Restaurants, an international restaurant group offering seasonal, naturally fast food. Prior to that, Mr. Blum served as CEO of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, an Italian casual dining restaurant chain, from December 2008 through July 2010. Mr. Blum served as CEO of the global fast food enterprise Burger King Corporation from December 2002 through July 2004. Mr. Blum served as President of the Company’s Olive Garden brand from December 1994 through March 2002, after which he served as Vice Chairman of the Company through December 2002. While at the Company, Mr. Blum served on our Board of Directors from September 1997 through December 2002. Mr. Blum helped launch Cereal Partners Worldwide, a 50/50 global joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills focused on breakfast cereals, serving from 1990 through 1994 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and having operating responsibilities for various countries in Western Europe.

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2016-08-15

Mr. Blum, age 62, has served as CEO for several major brands and companies in the restaurant industry. Since September 2005, Mr. Blum has served as Founder and CEO of BLUM Enterprises, LLC, a restaurant company focused on restaurant strategy, concept development, and investing. Mr. Blum served on the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings SE, a publicly traded global fast-food and casual dining operator with six different restaurant brands from July 2013 through September 2015. In May 2012, Mr. Blum co-founded FIVE TO SEVEN, a transatlantic partnership, whose mission is to provide Good Food for the Planet™. In January 2012, Mr. Blum became board director, strategic partner and investor at LEON Restaurants, an international restaurant group offering seasonal, naturally fast food. Prior to that, Mr. Blum served as CEO of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, an Italian casual dining restaurant chain, from December 2008 through July 2010. Mr. Blum served as CEO of the global fast food enterprise Burger King Corporation from December 2002 through July 2004. Mr. Blum served as President of the Company’s Olive Garden brand from December 1994 through March 2002, after which he served as Vice Chairman of the Company through December 2002. While at the Company, Mr. Blum served on its board of directors from September 1997 through December 2002. Mr. Blum helped launch Cereal Partners Worldwide, a 50/50 global joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills focused on breakfast cereals, serving from 1990 through 1994 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and having operating responsibilities for various countries in Western Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Blum progressed through various marketing and brand management executive positions in the U.S. from 1978 through 1990 for General Mills, Inc., an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer goods.

2017-08-07

Mr. Blum, age 63, has served as CEO for several major brands and companies in the restaurant industry. Since September 2005, Mr. Blum has served as Founder and CEO of BLUM Enterprises, LLC, a restaurant company focused on restaurant strategy, concept development, and investing. Mr. Blum served on the Supervisory Board of AmRest Holdings SE, a publicly traded global fast-food and casual dining operator with six different restaurant brands, from July 2013 through September 2015. In May 2012, Mr. Blum co-founded FIVE TO SEVEN, a transatlantic partnership, whose mission is to provide Good Food for the Planet™. In January 2012, Mr. Blum became board director, strategic partner and investor at LEON Restaurants, an international restaurant group offering seasonal, naturally fast food. Prior to that, Mr. Blum served as CEO of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, an Italian casual dining restaurant chain, from December 2008 through July 2010. Mr. Blum served as CEO of the global fast food enterprise Burger King Corporation from December 2002 through July 2004. Mr. Blum served as President of the Company’s Olive Garden brand from December 1994 through March 2002, after which he served as Vice Chairman of the Company through December 2002. While at the Company, Mr. Blum served on our Board of Directors from September 1997 through December 2002. Mr. Blum helped launch Cereal Partners Worldwide, a 50/50 global joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills focused on breakfast cereals, serving from 1990 through 1994 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and having operating responsibilities for various countries in Western Europe.