Larry Hodges joined the Board of Directors in March 1994. He is Chair of the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee of the Board. A business leader with more than 35 years of experience in the retail food industry Larry currently serves as Managing Director of RKG Osnos Partners LLC a privately held management firm. For nearly a decade he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Mrs. Fields Original Cookies Inc. His prior executive management experience includes three years as President of Food Barn Stores Inc. and two years as President of his own company Branshan Inc. which provided management consulting services to food makers and retailers. Larry spent 25 years in executive management with American Stores Company where he rose to the position of President of two substantial subsidiary corporations. His first management position was as Vice President of Marketing for Alpha Beta Co. a major operator of grocery stores in the West. Larry also serves as Chair of the Company's Compliance Committee which oversees the Company's Gaming Compliance Program. |