Charles A. Blixt has been a director since January 2007. Mr. Blixt joined Krispy Kreme as General Counsel on an interim basis in September 2006. Effective April 23, 2007, Mr. Blixt resigned as our General Counsel. Prior to joining Krispy Kreme, Mr. Blixt was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Reynolds American Inc., a company formed in 2004 by the merger of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings and the U.S. operations of British American Tobacco PLC. Before the merger, Mr. Blixt worked for more than 20 years in various legal positions for R.J. Reynolds. From 1995 to 2004, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel, serving as the company's Chief Legal Officer and managing all aspects of its legal affairs. Before joining R.J. Reynolds, Mr. Blixt held corporate legal positions at Caterpillar Tractor Company and Fiat-Allis Construction Machinery, and worked as an attorney in private practice in Illinois and Michigan. Mr. Blixt currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Targacept, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and Swedish Match AB, a global tobacco company based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Lynn Crump-Caine has been a director since June 2007. Ms. Crump-Caine currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of OutsideIn Consulting, an organizational performance and strategy development consulting firm she founded in 2004. Formerly, Ms. Crump-Caine served in various capacities within McDonald's Corporation from 1975 to 2004, including multiple executive positions from 1991 to 1999. From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Crump-Caine served as McDonald's Corporation's Executive Vice President of U.S. Restaurant Systems and continued her service as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Systems and Operations from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Crump-Caine currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of G&K Services, a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services.
C. Stephen Lynn has been a director since June 2007. Mr. Lynn currently serves as Chairman of Cummings Incorporated, a fully integrated provider of branding services to national and regional accounts, of which he is majority owner. In addition, Mr. Lynn is Chief Executive Officer of Back Yard Burgers, Inc., a quick service restaurant chain privately held by BBAC, LLC, an investment partnership formed in October 2005 of which Mr. Lynn is Chief Executive Officer and a Director. Previously, Mr. Lynn served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shoney's, Inc. from 1995 to 1998. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Lynn served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Corporation. From 1981 to 1983, Mr. Lynn served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Burtson Corporation (The Warehouse Restaurants). Before joining Burtson Corporation, Mr. Lynn was a Vice President at Century 21 Real Estate Corporation in Irvine, California from 1978 to 1981. Mr. Lynn was the Director of the Distribution Division at Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation from 1973 to 1978. Prior to that, Mr. Lynn was an Industrial Engineer with Brown and Williamson Corporation.
Robert S. McCoy, Jr. has been a director since November 2003. On January 30, 2008, Mr. McCoy became the Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors. Mr. McCoy retired in September 2003 as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Wachovia Corporation, a diversified financial services company, where he had been a senior executive officer since 1991. Mr. McCoy currently serves on the Board of Directors of MedCath Corporation, a cardiovascular services company, and Web.com Group, Inc., a provider of website building tools, internet marketing and lead generation solutions.
James H. Morgan has been a director since July 2000 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2005. On January 6, 2008, Mr. Morgan was appointed as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Morgan served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from March 2004 to January 2005. Since January 2001, Mr. Morgan served as Chairman of Covenant Capital, LLC, an investment management firm, which is the General Partner of The Morgan Crossroads Fund. As of January 2008, Mr. Morgan has taken an inactive role in Covenant Capital, LLC and The Morgan Crossroads Fund. Previously, Mr. Morgan served as a consultant for Wachovia Securities, Inc., a securities and investment banking firm, from January 2000 to May 2001. From April 1999 to December 1999, Mr. Morgan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia Securities, Inc. Mr. Morgan was employed by Interstate/Johnson Lane, an investment banking and brokerage firm, from 1990 to 1999 in various capacities, including as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and led the transition during the merger of Interstate/Johnson Lane and Wachovia Corporation in 1999. Mr. Morgan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, the nation's second largest Coca-Cola bottler.
Andrew J. Schindler has been a director since September 2006. Formerly, Mr. Schindler was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings and Executive Chairman of Reynolds American Inc., a company formed in 2004 by the merger of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings and the U.S. operations of British American Tobacco PLC. In over 30 years with Reynolds, Mr. Schindler held various senior management positions, including Vice President of Personnel, Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Director of Manufacturing for Nabisco Foods. Mr. Schindler retired from his executive position at Reynolds American Inc. in January 2005. Mr. Schindler currently serves on the Board of Directors of ConAgra Inc., a leading packaged food company, and Hanesbrands Inc., a global consumer goods company.
Michael H. Sutton has been a director since October 2004. Mr. Sutton has been an independent consultant on accounting and auditing regulation issues since 1999. From 1995 to 1998, he was Chief Accountant at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Previously, Mr. Sutton was a senior partner and National Director, Accounting and Auditing Professional Practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Sutton currently serves on the Board of Directors of Allegheny Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company, where he is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Lizanne Thomas has been a director since October 2004. Ms. Thomas has been practicing law since 1982 and currently is a senior corporate partner with the law firm of Jones Day in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Thomas currently serves as Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Atlanta office.
Togo D. West, Jr. has been a director since July 2000. Mr. West currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit provider of science-related, strategic, and technology consulting services, and Chairman of TLI Leadership Group, which offers limited strategic advice on national or homeland security issues. From December 2004 to May 2006, Mr. West served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonprofit research and public policy institution. Previously, Mr. West was an attorney with the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C., where he was of counsel to the firm from 2000 to 2004, and was a partner with the law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP from 1981 to 1990. Mr. West served as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and a member of President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2000, and served as Secretary of the Army from 1993 to 1998. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. West was Senior Vice President for Government Relations of the Northrop Corporation, an aerospace and defense systems company. Mr. West has been General Counsel of the Department of Defense, General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and has served with the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. West currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of AbitibiBowater Inc., a paper products company, FuelCell Energy, Inc., a manufacturer of high-efficiency power plants, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global biopharmaceutical company.
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