LAURENCE B. MINDEL - Corporate Board Profile

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-04-20	Laurence B. Mindel 74 Director March 2012 2012 Laurence B. Mindel has nearly 40 years experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator... He is currently the managing partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Committee membership since our 2011 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Laurence B. Mindel Member of Compensation Committee Member of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2011: No compensation listed for Laurence B. Mindel
2013-04-19	Laurence B. Mindel has nearly 40 years' experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the managing partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1970, he co-founded Spectrum Foods whose restaurant portfolio included, among others, California-based restaurants Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry's Bar. Following the acquisition of Spectrum Foods by Saga Corp. (NYSE) in 1984, Mr. Mindel served as President of Saga's restaurant group where he directed the operations of more than 200 restaurants with combined revenue of over $375 million. Following his departure from Saga in 1986, he founded and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Il Fornaio, a restaurant company he took public in 1997 (subsequently taken private in 2001) and on whose board of directors he served until July 2011. Mr. Mindel's professional honors include receipt of Nation's Restaurant News "Golden Chain" award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association "Gold Plate" award, and Food Arts Magazine "Silver Spoon" award. In 1998, he was inducted into the California Restaurant Association's Hall of Fame. Committee membership since our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Laurence B. Mindel - Compensation Committee (Member), Corporate Governance and Nominating 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. Laurence B. Mindel earned $134,000 in fees for fiscal 2012.
2014-04-17	Laurence B. Mindel has 44 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently a Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant and Copita Tequileria Y Comida, a "modern" Mexican restaurant, both located in Sausalito, California. 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: Laurence B. Mindel - Member of Compensation Committee, Member of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
2015-04-17	Laurence B. Mindel has 45 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator... Committee membership since our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders was as follows: Laurence B. Mindel - Compensation Committee Member, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Member... 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: Laurence B. Mindel $170,000.
2016-04-27	Laurence B. Mindel has 46 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant and Copita Tequileria Y Comida, a "modern" Mexican restaurant, both located in Sausalito, and the soon-to-open Convivo, a "nomad Italian" restaurant in Santa Barbara, California. In 1970, he co-founded Spectrum Foods whose restaurant portfolio included, among others, California-based restaurants Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry's Bar. Following the acquisition of Spectrum Foods by Saga Corp. (NYSE) in 1984, Mr. Mindel served as President of Saga's restaurant group where he directed the operations of more than 200 restaurants with combined revenue of over $375 million. When Saga was acquired in 1986, Mr. Mindel founded Il Fornaio, a restaurant and bakery company which became public in 1997 (NASDAQ) and was subsequently taken private in 2001. His professional honors include Nation's Restaurant News "Golden Chain" award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association "Gold Plate" award, and Food Arts Magazine "Silver Spoon" award, and in 1998, he was inducted into the California Restaurant Association's Hall of Fame. In 1985, Mr. Mindel became the first American and the first person of non-Italian descent to be awarded the Caterina de Medici Medal from the Italian government, recognizing excellence in the preservation of Italian heritage outside of Italy.
2017-04-25	Laurence B. Mindel has 47 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator. He is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria and Copita Tequileria Y Comida. He serves on the Compensation and Governance Committees.
2018-04-19	Laurence B. Mindel has more than 45 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator. He is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria. He serves as a member of the Compensation and Governance Committees.
2019-04-18	Laurence B. Mindel, age 81, has more than 45 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant, and Copita Tequileria Y Comida, a "modern" Mexican restaurant, both located in Sausalito and Convivo, a "nomad Italian" restaurant in Santa Barbara, California.
2020-04-16	Laurence B. Mindel, age 82, has more than 50 years of experience as a restaurant creator and operator. He serves as a member of the Compensation and Governance Committees. Director compensation for fiscal 2019 was $205,000.
2021-04-15	Laurence B. Mindel, age 83, has more than 51 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant, and Copita Tequileria Y Comida, a “modern” Mexican restaurant, both located in Sausalito and Convivo, a “nomad Italian” restaurant in Santa Barbara, California. In 1970, he co-founded Spectrum Foods whose restaurant portfolio included, among others, California-based restaurants Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry’s Bar. Following the acquisition of Spectrum Foods by Saga Corp. (NYSE) in 1984, Mr. Mindel served as President of Saga’s restaurant group where he directed the operations of more than 200 restaurants with combined revenue of over $375 million. When Saga was acquired in 1986, Mr. Mindel founded Il Fornaio, a restaurant and bakery company which became public in 1997 (Nasdaq) and was subsequently taken private in 2001. His professional honors include Nation’s Restaurant News “Golden Chain” award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association “Gold Plate” award, Food Arts Magazine “Silver Spoon” award, Leadership Roundtable Conference award for Distinguished & Exemplary Leadership in the Food Service Industry and, in 1998, he was inducted into the California Restaurant Association’s Hall of Fame. In 1985, Mr. Mindel became the first American and the first person of non-Italian descent to be awarded the Caterina de Medici Medal from the Italian government, recognizing excellence in the preservation of Italian heritage outside of Italy. When evaluating Mr. Mindel’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered Mr. Mindel’s more than 51 years’ experience in the restaurant industry, both as a concept creator and an operator, his experience guiding a publicly-traded restaurant company, his current service as a member of the Compensation Committee and Governance Committee, his prior service as a member of the Compensation Committee and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2022-04-07	Laurence B. Mindel, age 84, has more than 52 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant, and Copita Tequileria Y Comida, a “modern” Mexican restaurant, both located in Sausalito and Convivo, a “nomad Italian” restaurant in Santa Barbara, California. In 1970, he co-founded Spectrum Foods whose restaurant portfolio included, among others, California-based restaurants Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry’s Bar. Following the acquisition of Spectrum Foods by Saga Corp. (NYSE) in 1984, Mr. Mindel served as President of Saga’s restaurant group where he directed the operations of more than 200 restaurants with combined revenue of over $375 million. When Saga was acquired in 1986, Mr. Mindel founded Il Fornaio, a restaurant and bakery company which became public in 1997 (Nasdaq) and was subsequently taken private in 2001. His professional honors include Nation’s Restaurant News “Golden Chain” award, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association “Gold Plate” award, Food Arts Magazine “Silver Spoon” award, Leadership Roundtable Conference award for Distinguished & Exemplary Leadership in the Food Service Industry and, in 1998, he was inducted into the California Restaurant Association’s Hall of Fame. When evaluating Mr. Mindel’s qualifications for continuation of his Board service, the Governance Committee and the Board considered Mr. Mindel’s more than 52 years’ experience in the restaurant industry, both as a concept creator and an operator, his experience guiding a publicly-traded restaurant company, his current service as a member of the Compensation Committee and Governance Committee, his prior service as a member of the Compensation Committee and his current status as an “independent director” under Nasdaq rules.
2023-04-20	Mr. Mindel, age 85, has more than 53 years of experience as a restaurant creator and operator. He serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and Governance Committee and is an independent director. Director compensation for Mr. Mindel was $215,000 in 2022.
2024-04-18	Mr. Mindel has more than 54 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator. Committees: Compensation; Governance. 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. Mindel total compensation was $215,000.