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Captain D's names new CFO

November 3, 2011

The 527-unit Captain D's chain has added yet another member to its executive team, naming Laurie Lawhorne as its new chief financial officer.

Prior to joining Captain D's, Lawhorne built an extensive career in finance, most recently serving as vice president of Capital and Corporate Planning for Hudson Advisors, a global investment fund with $24 billion in assets under management. Prior to Hudson Advisors, she spent 17 years with Yum! Brands, in which she served as director of Field Finance, responsible for leading a finance team in providing support to Pizza Hut's 1,300 company-owned restaurants in 24 markets with $1.3 billion in sales.

She also led Yum! Brands as director of Financial Planning and Analysis, where she had direct planning responsibilities for 12,000 international restaurants in more than 100 countries. Additionally, Lawhorne served as manager of Tax for Taco Bell and held various financial roles at PepsiCo.

"We were very methodical in identifying the ideal match for our CFO position, as the role is a critical piece to our continued success," said Phil Greifeld, CEO. "Laurie Lawhorne fits our ideals, especially with her depth of experience in food service and financing."

At Captain D's, Lawhorne is directly responsible for all financial functions and information technology. She is a CPA and graduated from Texas A&M University.

"The powerful executive team matched with a progressive growth strategy made Captain D's the right next step for my career," she said. "I look forward to applying my experience to this great brand."

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