ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C.
Newly elected officers for a 1-year term are Joseph Kadow, executive vice president and chief legal officer of Bloomin' Brands, Inc., as chairman. He began his career at Bloomin' Brands in 1994 as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. He was previously a partner in BakerHostetler. Kadow is a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of The Habit Restaurants, Inc. New vice chairman is Jeff Davis, chairman of United States Beef Corp., what is considered to be Arby's Restaurant Group's largest franchisee and the first Taco Bueno Restaurants franchisee. Davis is on the board of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association and chairs the Arby's Franchise Association. Jay Stieber, executive vice president and general counsel of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc., was elected treasurer. Stieber has been with Lettuce since 1995. He is a past chair of the Illinois Restaurant Association, where he continues to serve on the Executive Committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the board of the Chamber's PAC.