Directors and Officers

Board of Directors
David Overton
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

Thomas L. Gregory
Consultant

Jerome I. Kransdorf
President
JaK Direct

Karl L. Matthies
President
Bellagio Partners

Wayne H. White
Consultant

Executive Officers
David Overton
Chief Executive Officer

Peter J. D'Amelio
President and
Chief Operating Officer –
Restaurant Division

Max S. Byfuglin
Executive Vice President –
Bakery Division

Debby R. Zurzolo
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary

Michael J. Dixon
Senior Vice President –
Finance and
Chief Financial Officer

Operating and Staff Officers
Mark C. Pratte
Executive Vice President –

Restaurant Kitchen Operations
Keith T. Carango
Senior Vice President –
Bakery Operations

Edwin T. Eynon
Senior Vice President –
Human Resources

Howard R. Gordon
Senior Vice President –
Corporate Communications
and Marketing

Russell Greene
Senior Vice President –
Beverage and Bakery Operations

Bill Lyons
Senior Vice President –
Business Planning
and Systems Development

Brian MacKellar
Senior Vice President –
Restaurant Development
Ronald S. McArthur
Senior Vice President –
Purchasing

Lisa A. McDowell
Senior Vice President –
New Restaurant
Openings and Operations

Richard L. Smith
Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer

Jack K. Belk Sr.
Regional Vice President –
Restaurant Operations

David Gordon
Regional Vice President –
Restaurant Operations

Wayne L. Jones
Regional Vice President –
Restaurant Operations

Michael J. Moore
Regional Vice President –
Restaurant Operations

Jennifer G. Bispo
Vice President –
Staff Relations

Anthony R. Gressak Jr.
Vice President –
Bakery Distributor Sales

Kurt E. Leisure
Vice President –
Risk Services

Philip Mardirossian
Vice President –
Bakery Marketing

Richard A. McCormack
Vice President –
Restaurant Design

Cynthia L. Mercer
Vice President –
Human Resources

Kix McGinnis Nystrom
Vice President –
Kitchen Operations Support

Robert Okura
Vice President –
Culinary Development
and Corporate Executive Chef

Chris M. Radovan
Vice President –
Bakery Research and Development

Richard Reinach
Vice President –
Facilities Management

Richard B. Vaughn
Vice President –
Restaurant Construction

Charles Wensing
Vice President –
Performance Development