DAVE S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On April 6, 2017 the Company announced that Hamish A. Dodds has
been elected to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Hamish A. Dodds served as President and Chief Executive Officer
for Hard Rock International, an owner, operator, and franchisor
of restaurants, hotels, casinos, and live music venues in over
seventy countries, from 2004 until 2017. Mr. Dodds previously
served as the Chief Executive Officer of CabCorp, a fully
integrated beverage company in Central America, and as division
president for PepsiCo Beverages covering South America, Central
America, and the Caribbean. Mr. Dodds is a fellow member of the
Institute of Charter Management Accountants and has served in a
variety of general management and financial positions for
PepsiCo, The Burton Group (now Arcadia Group) in the United
Kingdom, and Overseas Containers, Ltd. Mr. Dodds serves on the
board of directors of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Mr. Dodds has served
on our Board of Directors since April 2017. He brings substantial
international, retail, consumer goods, and hospitality experience
to our Board of Directors.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Press release dated April 6, 2017. |
About DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE)
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (Famous Dave’s) operates restaurants. The Company’s restaurants, which offer full table service, feature wood-smoked and off-the-grill entree favorites that fit into the barbeque category. It has the Company-owned and franchise-operated restaurants in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Canada, and it operates within the industry segment of foodservice. It operates approximately 179 Famous Dave’s restaurants in over 33 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Canada, including over 44 the Company-owned restaurants and approximately 135 franchise-operated restaurants. Each restaurant features a selection of hickory-smoked and off-the-grill barbecue favorites, such as flame-grilled St. Louis-style and baby back ribs, Texas beef brisket, Georgia chopped pork, country-roasted chicken, and signature sandwiches and salads. Its restaurants offer side items, such as corn bread, potato salad, coleslaw, Shack Fries and Wilbur Beans. DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) Recent Trading Information
DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (NASDAQ:DAVE) closed its last trading session up +0.25 at 4.00 with 61,928 shares trading hands.
