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A Cracker Barrel board member who has drawn controversy over his DEI background has resigned, the corporate introduced Thursday.
Upon asserting that shareholders voted to elect 9 of the corporate’s 10 board nominees, together with CEO Julie Felss Masino, in the course of the annual assembly Thursday, Cracker Barrel revealed that following the vote, unbiased director Gilbert Dávila stepped down and the corporate’s board will now include 9 administrators.
“The Board and leadership team are honored to be trusted with the responsibility of stewarding Cracker Barrel and we take seriously the trust our shareholders and guests have placed in us,” learn a press release from the board partially. “We also thank outgoing independent director, Gilbert Dávila, who has been a valued member of the Board through his five years of service to Cracker Barrel. Over that time, Gilbert helped oversee the formation of our strategic plan and led our Compensation Committee with skill and dedication. We are grateful for his many contributions.”
The corporate had urged shareholders to maintain Dávila, who joined the board in 2020.
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The vote marks a partial win for activist investor Sardar Biglari, who known as to oust each Masino and Dávila over his considerations about Cracker Barrel’s efficiency and its controversial August rebrand.
Biglari’s funding agency despatched a letter to shareholders on Nov. 6 telling them that his marketing campaign is “about saving Cracker Barrel from a board and management team that are out of touch with Cracker Barrel’s customer base.”
“The board has failed in every acquisition and in the opening of new stores, hired the wrong CEO, and approved a ‘Strategic Transformation Plan’ that has not only failed but has subjected the company to market ridicule and set the company back years in terms of its financial and stock price performance,” the letter learn partially.
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Two main proxy advisory companies, Institutional Shareholder Providers (ISS) and Glass Lewis, urged shareholders earlier this month to vote towards a number of Cracker Barrel administrators.
ISS and Glass Lewis suggested shareholders to vote towards Dávila, a advertising and variety specialist who served because the chair of the compensation committee. Glass Lewis additionally advisable a vote towards Jody Bilney, who chairs the corporate’s nominating and company governance committee.
Neither proxy agency advisable ousting the CEO.
Cracker Barrel stated Biglari has launched eight proxy fights in 15 years and makes use of platforms tied to firms he controls, together with Steak ’n Shake, to make “false and misleading statements.”
FOX Enterprise’ Jeff Flock stories on Cracker Barrel’s rebrand, together with adjustments to its brand and inside makeover.
It accused Biglari of waging a “costly and distracting” proxy marketing campaign to advance his personal pursuits, saying he has an extended historical past of “disruptive, failed campaigns” towards the corporate.
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“Our Board and leadership team have great appreciation for Cracker Barrel’s place as the front porch of America and home to some of our country’s greatest attributes: family, hard work, scratch-made meals, and country hospitality,” the corporate stated Thursday.
“We are more focused than ever on delivering high-quality food and experiences to our guests while staying true to the heritage that makes Cracker Barrel so special, ensuring we are here to welcome families around our table for generations to come. As always, we are committed to returning the Company to growth and enhancing value for our shareholders.”
