COMPANY

Owns and operates Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and others, with approximately 1,325 restaurants nationwide. Founded by William B. Darden around 1940, acquired by General Mills, and spun off in 1995.

Official Website:
http://www.dardenrestaurants.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
NYSE:DRI

Corporate headquarters:
Orlando, FL

Sales:
$5.2B (2004)

Employees:
141,300 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrew H. Madsen	Business	c. 1956		COO of Darden Restaurants
Clarence Otis	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Darden Restaurants
Richard E. Rivera	Business	c. 1946		President of Darden Restaurants, 2001-04

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leonard L. Berry	Business	c. 1942		Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M
Odie C. Donald	Business	c. 1949		President of DirecTV, 2000-01
David H. Hughes	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Hughes Supply, 1986-2003
Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr.	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Choice Hotels
William M. Lewis, Jr.	Business	30-Apr-1956		Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard
Connie Mack	Politician	29-Oct-1940		US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001
Andrew H. Madsen	Business	c. 1956		COO of Darden Restaurants
Clarence Otis	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Darden Restaurants
Michael D. Rose	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Holiday Inn, 1981-90
Maria A. Sastre	Business	c. 1956		VP at Royal Caribbean
Jack A. Smith	Business	c. 1935		Founder of Sports Authority
Rita P. Wilson	Business	c. 1947		Former VP at Allstate

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John P. Birkelund	Business	c. 1930		Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98
Richard E. Rivera	Business	c. 1946		President of Darden Restaurants, 2001-04

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