DAVID B. PITTAWAY - Corporate Board Profile

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-04-23	David B. Pittaway 58 Director 2009 2011 David B. Pittaway 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 also a member of the Boards of Directors of Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc., McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc., Caribbean Restaurants, LLC, Bravo Development, Inc. and the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America. In addition, he is a director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund.
2011-04-21	David B. Pittaway 59 Director 2009 2011
2012-04-20	David B. Pittaway 60 Director 2009 2012 David B. Pittaway is Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm. Committee membership since our 2011 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: David B. Pittaway Chair of Audit Committee Member of Enterprise Risk Management Advisory Committee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2011: David B. Pittaway: $132,500
2013-04-19	David B. Pittaway 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. Committee membership since our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: David B. Pittaway - Audit Committee (Chair, Audit Committee Financial Expert), Enterprise Risk Management Advisory Committee (Member). The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by each Independent Director who served on our Board in fiscal 2012. David B. Pittaway earned $168,500 in fees for fiscal 2012.
2014-04-17	David B. Pittaway 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 served as Vice President and Secretary of Branford Castle, Inc., an investment company, since October 1986. The Board has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Committee membership since our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: David B. Pittaway - Chair of Audit Committee.
2015-04-17	David B. Pittaway is Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary of Castle Harlan, Inc... Committee membership since our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: David B. Pittaway - Audit Committee Chair... The following table sets forth information regarding the cash compensation arrangements, effective as of January 1, 2014, for Independent Directors who served on our Board in fiscal 2014: David B. Pittaway $185,000.
2016-04-27	David B. Pittaway 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 served as 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 (BRIO) and the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America. He was formerly a director of Morton's Restaurant Group and McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steak restaurants. In addition, he is a director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund.
2017-04-25	David B. Pittaway is Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President and Secretary of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm. He has served on the Board since 2009 and is Chair of the Audit Committee.
2018-04-19	David B. Pittaway is Senior Managing Director of Castle Harlan, Inc. He has served on the Board since 2009 and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He is designated as an audit committee financial expert.
2019-04-18	David B. Pittaway, age 67, is Vice Chairman, 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 served as a member of the board and Senior Managing Director 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 Shelf Drilling, Inc., and the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America. He was formerly a director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, 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.
2020-04-16	David B. Pittaway, age 68, is Vice Chairman of Castle Harlan, Inc. He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and is designated as an audit committee financial expert. Director compensation for fiscal 2019 was $220,000.
2021-04-15	David B. Pittaway, age 69, is Vice Chairman, 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 served as Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Director 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 Shelf Drilling, Inc., and the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America. He was formerly a director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Morton’s Restaurant Group, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, and Dave & Busters, Inc. In addition, he is a director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund. When evaluating Mr. Pittaway’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered his extensive financial and industry experience, including his service on audit committees of other public restaurant companies, his legal background and familiarity with SEC rules and regulations related to public companies, his service as a member (and now Chair) of our Audit Committee, his designation by our Board as an “audit committee financial expert” and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2022-04-07	David B. Pittaway, age 70, is Vice Chairman, Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm. He has been with Castle Harlan since 1987. Mr. Pittaway also has served as Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Director 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 board of Shelf Drilling, Inc. He was formerly a director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Morton’s Restaurant Group, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, and Dave & Buster’s, Inc. In addition, he is a director and co-founder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund. When evaluating Mr. Pittaway’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered his extensive financial and industry experience, including his service on audit committees of other public restaurant companies, his legal background and familiarity with SEC rules and regulations related to public companies, his service as a member and Chair of our Audit Committee, his designation by our Board as an “audit committee financial expert” and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2023-04-20	Mr. Pittaway, age 71, is Vice Chairman of Castle Harlan, Inc. He serves as Chair of our Audit Committee and is an independent director. Director compensation for Mr. Pittaway was $230,000 in 2022.
2024-04-18	Mr. Pittaway has more than 35 years of experience in finance, investment banking and private equity. Committee: Audit (Chairperson). The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation earned by each non-employee director who served on our Board in fiscal 2023. Mr. Pittaway total compensation was $233,500.