Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Michael Magusiak |
President & CEO |
| Christopher D. Morris |
CFO, Treasurer & Executive Vice President |
| Michael Beacham |
COO, Intl Dev & Senior Vice President |
| Walter Tyree |
Chief Operating Officer, Boston Chicken, Texas |
| Gene Cramm |
Executive Vice President, Games & Concept Evolution |
| John R. Cardinale |
Executive Vice President, Development & Purchasing |
| Mark Flores |
Executive Vice President |
| Richard T. Huston |
Executive Vice President, Marketing |
| Thomas Oliver |
General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| James Mabry |
Controller & Vice President |
| Jon Rice |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Lois Perry |
Vice President, Advertising |
| Chuck E Cheese |
Founder of Atari & Pong |
| Nikki Thompkinson |
Coordinator, Marketing |
| Louis P. Neeb |
Director |
| Tim T. Morris |
Director |
| Cynthia I Pharr Lee |
Committee Member |
Board of Directors
MICHAEL H. MAGUSIAK was elected President of the Company in June 1994. He had previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since June 1988. He has also served as a Director of the Company since 1988. He was Vice President of the Company from October 1987 to June 1988 and Controller of the Company from October 1987 to January 1989. He joined the Company in July 1987.
WALTER TYREE was elected as a Director of the Company in June 1997. Mr. Tyree is currently Division President of Boston Chicken, Inc. Mr. Tyree has served in that position since October 1999. He previously held the position of Vice President of Operations for Boston Chicken from October 1998 until October 1999. Mr. Tyree had served as Chief Operating Officer of BCBM Southwest, Inc., a Boston Market franchisee, from January 1993 until October 1998. From 1980 to 1992, Mr. Tyree served in various positions with Steak and Ale, a restaurant company, most recently as a Regional Director.
RICHARD T. HUSTON has served as Executive Vice President of the Company since July 1986 and as Director of Marketing and Strategic Development since January 1993. He has also served as a Director of the Company since 1999. His responsibilities as an officer of the Company were expanded from June 1994 to March 1997 to include Entertainment as well as Marketing. He served as Director of Marketing and Development from October 1988 to January 1993. He served as Vice President from October 1985 to July 1986, and as Director of Marketing from October 1985 to October 1988. He joined the Company in 1985.
LARRY T. McDOWELL was elected as a Director of the Company in February 2005. Mr. McDowell retired in 1997 from Arthur Anderson, LLP, a public accounting firm. Mr. McDowell was employed by Arthur Anderson, LLP from 1963 to 1997, serving as a Tax Partner from 1974 through 1997. In addition thereto, he held positions of head of U.S. Financial Institutions Tax Specialty Team and a member of the firm's Tax Division's Long-Range Planning Committee. Mr. McDowell is currently a Member of the Audit and Ethics Committee of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and had previously served as Treasurer and one of its Board Members.
CYNTHIA I. PHARR LEE was elected as an independent, non-management Director of the Company in August 1994. Since 1993, Ms. Pharr Lee has served as President of C. Pharr & Company, a communications and human capital consulting firm. A co-founder of Texas Women Ventures Fund, Ms. Pharr Lee serves on the Fund’s Investment Advisory Committee and is also a board member of Southwest Venture Forum. Ms. Pharr Lee is a former President of Executive Women of Dallas and National Chairman of the Counselor’s Academy of the Public Relations Society of America. From May 1989 through February 1993, Ms. Pharr Lee was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tracy Locke/Pharr Public Relations, a division of Omnicom (NYSE). From August 1986 through April 1989, Ms. Pharr Lee was President and Owner of C. Pharr & Company, a public relations agency. Ms. Pharr Lee served as a Director of Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. from August 1991 through January 1999 when the company was sold.
CYNTHIA I. PHARR was elected as a Director of the Company in August 1994. She is currently President and owner of C. Pharr & Company, a communications management consulting firm. She has served in that position since March 1993. From May 1989 through February 1993, Ms. Pharr was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tracy Locke/Pharr P R, a public relations firm. From August 1986 through April 1989, she was President and owner of C. Pharr & Company, Inc. a public relations agency. Ms. Pharr had served as a member of the Board of Directors of Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. from August 1991 until January 1999, and as Chairman of the Board of GuestCare, Inc., a privately held technology company, from February 1994 until June 1999.
LARRY T. McDOWELL was elected as an independent, non-management Director of the Company in February 2005. Mr. McDowell retired in 1997 from Arthur Andersen, LLP, a public accounting firm. Mr. McDowell was employed by Arthur Andersen, LLP from 1963 to 1997; serving as a Tax Partner from 1974 through 1997. In addition, he held the position of head of U.S. Financial Institutions Tax Specialty Team and a member of the firm’s Tax Division’s Long-Range Planning Committee. Mr. McDowell is currently a Member of the Audit and Ethics Committee of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and had previously served as Treasurer and one of its Board Members.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc |
Member of the Audit and Ethics Committee |
Current |
| CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Arthur Anderson & Co. |
Tax Partner |
Former |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc |
Board Member |
Former |
Louis P. Neeb served as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 15, 2006 to April 4, 2007. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since
October 1995, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 1996 to May 2000, and as interim President from August 1997 to April 1998. Since 1982 Mr. Neeb has also served as President of Neeb Enterprises, Inc., a restaurant consulting company. From July 1991 to January 1994, Mr. Neeb served as President of Spaghetti Warehouse, Inc. From September 1989 to June 1991, Mr. Neeb served as President of Geest Foods USA. From 1982 to 1987, Mr. Neeb served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Taco Villa, Inc. and its predecessors, a publicly held corporation controlled by W.R. Grace & Co., where he oversaw the development of the Applebee's restaurant chain, and the operation of the Del Taco restaurant chain. From 1980 to 1982, Mr. Neeb served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Burger King Corporation. From 1973 to 1980, Mr. Neeb served in various positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer of Steak & Ale Restaurants. During that time, Mr. Neeb directed the development of the Bennigan's restaurant concept. Mr. Neeb serves as a director of CEC Entertainment, Inc. and Denny’s Corporation.
Raymond E. Wooldridge has served as a director of Westwood since its inception in December 2001. He has served as a director of Westwood Trust since 2000. He is a director of CEC Entertainment, Inc., a Dallas-based NYSE company that operates a chain of pizza and children's entertainment restaurants, D. A. Davidson & Company, Inc., an investment firm located in the Pacific Northwest. From 1986 to 1999, he was a director of SWS; from 1996 to 1999, he served as the Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of SWS; from 1993 to 1996, he served as Chief Executive Officer of SWS; and from 1986 to 1993, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of SWS. He is a past Chairman of the National Securities Clearing Corporation, a national clearing agency registered with the SEC and past Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Westwood Management Corporation |
Committee Chair for Audit Committee |
Current |
| Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. |
Committee Chair for Audit Committee |
Current |
| Northern California Power Agency |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Dallas |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D.A. Davidson & Co |
Director |
Current |
| Westwood Trust |
Director |
Current |
| The Westwood |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Security Bank Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Davidson Trust Company |
Member |
Current |
| National Securities Clearing Corporation |
Past Chairman |
Former |
| Westwood Management Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Episcopal School of Dallas |
Board Member |
Former |
TIM T. MORRIS was elected as a Director of the Company in June 1997. Mr. Morris is currently the President of Morris Capital Management, LLC, and investment firm. From 1990 through 2002, Mr. Morris was the President of River Associates, LLC, an investment firm. From 1981 through 1990 Mr. Morris was an Office Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche, an accounting firm. From 1977 through 1981 Mr. Morris was a Partner of Rogers, Morris, Millsaps & Underwood, CPA's, an accounting firm. From 1968 through 1977 Mr. Morris was a Partner of Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, CPA's, an accounting firm.
GEN. TOMMY FRANKS, retired, was elected as an independent director of the Company on March 26, 2008. General Franks has operated Franks & Associates, LLC, a private consulting firm, since 2003. He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 2003. In August 2003, he retired as a four star general. He currently serves on the Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees. General Franks currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Bank of America, NA, a New York Stock Exchange listed company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CEC Entertainment, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The United States Army |
General |
Former |
| Bank of America Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
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