JEAN M. BIRCH

Corporate Board Profile

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DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-08-15	Ms. Birch, age 56, is the retired CEO and President of Birch Company, LLC, a specialized strategy and leadership consulting firm focused on the hospitality industry, a position she held from 2012 until 2016. From June 2009 to August 2012, she was President of IHOP Restaurants, one of the largest full-service restaurant companies and a division of DineEquity, Inc. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Birch was an independent restaurant and hospitality consultant at Birch Company, LLC. From January 2005 to August 2007, she was President of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, a casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine, and from August 2003 until January 2005, President of Corner Bakery Café, a casual dining restaurant company, both divisions of Brinker International, Inc. From 1991 to 2003, Ms. Birch held various roles with YUM! Brands, a global quick service restaurant company, including Vice President Operations for Taco Bell. Since November 2013, she has served on the board of directors of Cosi Inc., a national fast casual restaurant chain, and since April 2015, she has served as a director of Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., the fifth largest pizza company in the United States. She has also served on the board of directors of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since 2013. Previously, Ms. Birch served on the boards of directors of Meals on Wheels Association of America Foundation, Women’s Foodservice Forum, Centralized Supply Chain Services, the California Council for Economic Education and E La Carte.

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2016-08-15

Ms. Birch, age 56, is the retired CEO and President of Birch Company, LLC, a specialized strategy and leadership consulting firm focused on the hospitality industry, a position she held from 2012 until 2016. From June 2009 to August 2012, she was President of IHOP Restaurants, one of the largest full-service restaurant companies and a division of DineEquity, Inc. From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Birch was an independent restaurant and hospitality consultant at Birch Company, LLC. From January 2005 to August 2007, she was President of Romano’s Macaroni Grill, a casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine, and from August 2003 until January 2005, President of Corner Bakery Café, a casual dining restaurant company, both divisions of Brinker International, Inc. From 1991 to 2003, Ms. Birch held various roles with YUM! Brands, a global quick service restaurant company, including Vice President Operations for Taco Bell. Since November 2013, she has served on the board of directors of Cosi Inc., a national fast casual restaurant chain, and since April 2015, she has served as a director of Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc., the fifth largest pizza company in the United States. She has also served on the board of directors of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since 2013. Previously, Ms. Birch served on the boards of directors of Meals on Wheels Association of America Foundation, Women’s Foodservice Forum, Centralized Supply Chain Services, the California Council for Economic Education and E La Carte.

JACK IN THE BOX INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2020-01-27	Ms. Birch has been a director of the Company since May 2019. She served as a member of the Board of Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc., a franchisor and operator of the largest Take 'n' Bake pizza chain in the U.S., from April 2015 until May 2019.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06