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Mr. Mensah has been the chairman and chief executive officer of 'XPORTS, Inc., a privately held company that exports food- packaging and food-processing equipment, and pharmaceuticals to foreign markets, since January 2005. He previously served in those same positions from April 2003 until July 2003 and from October 2000 until December 2002. He had served as the chief operating officer - domestic of Church's Chicken, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc, and one of the world's largest quick-service restaurant chains, from August 2003 to December 2004, when it was sold to a private equity firm. Mr. Mensah was president, U.S. Tax Services of H&R Block Inc., a tax, mortgage and financial services company, from January 2003 until March 2003. He also was a management consultant from October 1999 to September 2000. Previously, Mr. Mensah served as president and chief operating officer of Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc., the world's largest chain of seafood quick-service restaurants, from 1997 until it was sold under his auspices in October 1999. From 1994 until 1997, he served as senior vice president, operations and concept development of PepsiCo Restaurants International, the international holding company, at that time, for KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Mr. Mensah served on the board of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (RJR) from June 1999 through July 2004. Mr. Mensah is a distinguished fellow at Georgetown College in Kentucky. He is also a member of the boards of trustees of the Lexington Philharmonic Society and the Children's Miracle Network.
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