| Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees, click on committee names in the
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| | Audit Committee Charter | Compensation Committee Charter | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter | Charles A. Blixt Charles A. Blixt
Mr. Blixt served as Krispy Kreme’s General Counsel on an interim basis from September 2006 until April 2007; 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, from 2004 to 2006; and Executive Vice President and General Counsel for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company from 1995 to 2004. Mr. Blixt’s experience as General Counsel to Krispy Kreme w... |
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| Lynn Crump-Caine Lynn Crump-Caine
Ms. Crump-Caine served as Chief Executive Officer of OutsideIn Consulting, an organizational performance and strategy development consulting firm, since 2004; Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations of McDonald’s Corporation from 2001 to 2004; and Executive Vice President of U.S. Restaurant Operations and Systems of McDonald’s from 1999 to 2001.
Ms. Crump-Caine brings to Krispy Kreme extensive experience in the quick-service restaurant industry through her long employment and... |
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| C. Stephen Lynn C. Stephen Lynn
Mr. Lynn has served since 2009 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BBAC, LLC, an investment partnership that privately holds Back Yard Burgers, Inc., a quick service restaurant chain. Mr. Lynn was Chief Executive Officer of Back Yard Burgers, Inc. from 2007 to 2010 and has been a Director since 2005. Additionally, Mr. Lynn has served as Chairman of Cummings Incorporated, a fully integrated provider of branding services to national and regional accounts, from 1999 to 2011; Chairman and... |
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| Robert S. McCoy, Jr. Robert S. McCoy, Jr.
Lead Independent Director
Mr. McCoy retired in 2003 as Vice Chairman of Wachovia Corporation after spending two years co-managing the integration of Wachovia and First Union Corporation subsequent to their 2001 merger. From 1992 to 2001, he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Wachovia Corporation; and from 1984 to 1992, he served as President and Chief Financial Officer of South Carolina National Corporation, which was acquired by Wachovia in 1992. Prior to that time, he had a 23-year career at Pr... |
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| | | James H. Morgan
James H. Morgan
Chairman, President and CEO
Mr. Morgan has served as Chairman of the Board of Krispy Kreme since 2005; Chief Executive Officer of Krispy Kreme since 2008; President of Krispy Kreme from 2008 to November 2011 and from April 2012 to present; Vice Chairman of the Board of Krispy Kreme from 2004 to 2005; Chairman of Covenant Capital, LLC, an investment management firm from 2001 to 2008; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wachovia Securities, Inc. from April to December 1999; and employed by Interstate/Johnson Lane, an ... |
| | | | Andrew J. Schindler Andrew J. Schindler
Mr. Schindler served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. from 1999 to 2004, 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, from 2004 to 2005. In over 31 years with Reynolds, Mr. Schindler held various senior management positions, including Vice President of Personnel, Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief O... |
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| | | Michael H. Sutton Michael H. Sutton
Mr. Sutton, 71, has served as an independent consultant on accounting and auditing regulation issues since 1999. He served as Chief Accountant at the SEC from 1995 to 1998, with responsibility for formulating SEC policy on financial accounting and reporting by public companies. Prior to that position, Mr. Sutton was a senior partner and National Director, Accounting and Auditing Professional Practice, of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Mr. Sutton’s extensive experience in public accounting, ... |
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| | | Lizanne Thomas Lizanne Thomas
Ms. Thomas, 54, serves as the Partner-in-Charge of the Atlanta office of Jones Day, and has been practicing corporate law since 1982. She heads Jones Day’s global corporate governance team. Ms. Thomas regularly advises clients with respect to public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate and securities compliance, disclosure and fiduciary issues, and executive compensation.
Ms. Thomas’ background as a legal adviser to public companies for over 29 years pr... |
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| Togo D. West, Jr. Togo D. West, Jr.
Mr. West serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit science, engineering, and technology company; serves as Chairman of TLI Leadership Group, a firm that provides strategic advice on national security and health policy issues; served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonprofit research and public policy institution, from 2004 to 2006; served as an attorney with the law firm of Covington & Burling in... |
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