Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Ernest Pekmezaris |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Harris J. Pappas |
COO |
| Scott Gray |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Peter Tropoli |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Admin |
| Benjamin Coutee |
Vice President of Operations Culinary Contract Services |
| Bill Gordon |
Vice President, Real Estate |
| Derrick Ross |
Vice President of Risk Management |
| J Dan Rathmell |
Area Vice President |
| Janet L. Duckham |
Vice President, Operations Services |
| Jeff Stickley |
Area Vice President |
| Ken Warzecha |
Area Vice President |
| Laurie Shults |
Vice President of Marketing |
| Paula Y. Gold-Williams |
Vice President, Finance & Accounting |
| Paulette Gerukos |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| Ronald Bass |
Area Vice President |
| Ronald K Wright |
Vice President, Training and Development |
| Steven G Barrow |
Vice President, Information Systems |
| William R Bessette |
Vice President, Culinary Contract Services |
| Wendell Cooper |
General Manager |
| Adam Carter |
Director, Communications |
| Karen Sparks |
Director, Marketing |
| Michael Paul |
Controller |
| Drew Fuller |
Secretary & Corp Counsel |
| Frank Markantonis |
Attorney, Law Offices |
| Jill Griffin |
Principal, Griffin Group |
| J.S.B. Jenkins |
Director |
| Roger R. Hemminghaus |
Director |
| Roland Gonzalez |
Treasurer |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gre Creative Communications |
Current |
| Port Authority |
Chairman |
Current |
| Klrn |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Apts Action Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| USAA Federal Savings Bank |
Director |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Telemundo |
|
Former |
| CPS Energy |
Chairman |
Former |
| The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
HARRIS J. PAPPAS, 63, has been Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company since March 2001. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Personnel and Administrative Policy Committee. Mr. Pappas graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting. Mr. Pappas also has been President of Pappas Restaurants, Inc. since 1980. He is a director of Oceaneering International, Inc. and an advisory director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston. Mr. Pappas is also an advisory trustee of Schreiner University and an advisory board member of Frost National Bank-Houston. He served as an advisory director of Memorial Hermann Affiliated Services from 2002 to 2004, and as a Corporate Member of Memorial Healthcare System from October 2004 to October 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pappas Restaurants Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
COO |
Current |
| Oceaneering International, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| South Broward Hospital District |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
Bachelor of Business Administration In Finance and Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Admin |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President of Operations Culinary Contract Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Real Estate |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President of Risk Management |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Area Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Area Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Area Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Marketing Director, Health |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance & Accounting |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Area Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Training and Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Information Systems |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Vice President, Culinary Contract Services |
Current |
Wendell Cooper is Vice President in charge of all of IRCA's FF&E renovation projects. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at Brigham Young University. In 1997, after 16 rewarding years as General Manager of Luby's, Inc., Wendell joined IRCA as a Senior Project Manager. Working side-by-side with Wayne Greene, Wendell became well acquainted with the furniture liquidation and installation needs of resorts, timeshares, and corporate hotels. It soon became apparent that Wendell was going to become a major force in the hospitality industry. As Vice President of Hotel Renovations, Wendell has raised the standards by which renovations are performed and successfully completed. His knowledge and ingenuity in the Hotel Renovation industry have been a vital part of IRCA's growth into an industry leader.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Irca Hotel Services |
Vice President |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Senior Project Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Director, Communications |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Director, Communications |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Director, Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Secretary & Corp Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Attorney, Law Offices |
Current |
| Pappas Restaurants Inc. |
General Counsel |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
|
Former |
| University of Houston Law Center |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Principal, Griffin Group |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| Broadway National Bank |
Director |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eisenhower Bank |
Vice Chairman, Broadway Bank |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Co-Chairman, Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Master of Business Administration In Finance |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Master of Business Administration In Finance |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Arts In Economics |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Bachelor of Arts In Economics |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Degree In Economics |
Former |
Mr. J.S.B. Jenkins, age 60, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as a member of our board of directors since our formation in November 1990. Mr. Jenkins served as Executive Vice President of The Bombay Company, Inc. (“Bombay”) from July 1, 1985 until December 31, 1990, and as Vice President of Bombay from 1980 until 1985. He also served as the President of the Tandy Brands Accessories division of Bombay, of which we were a division until our spin-off in December 1990, from April 1986 until the spin-off. In 1978, Mr. Jenkins was named President of Tex Tan Welhausen Co., a division of Bombay, where he served until becoming an officer of Bombay. Mr. Jenkins was Vice President and Production Manager of Tex Tan Welhausen Co. from 1974 until 1977 and was named Executive Vice President of that division in 1977. Mr. Jenkins currently serves on the board of directors of Luby’s, Inc. Mr. Jenkins also is a member of the Texas A&M University College of Business Administration/ Graduate School of Business Development Council, the Texas A&M University President’s Council, the advisory board of directors for the Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation and the board of directors for the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. Mr. Jenkins’ term expires at the 2005 annual meeting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Judy Craven currently serves on the boards of directors of SYSCO Corporation, Luby's, Inc., three Sun America Mutual Fund companies, and two Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company of America mutual fund companies. Judy was a member of the board of regents of The University of Texas System from March 2001 through November 2007 and, from July 1992 until her retirement in October 1998, Judy served as president of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. From 1983 to 1992, she was dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and from 1987 to 1992 was vice president of multicultural affairs for the University of Texas Health Science Center.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Belo Corp. |
Corporate Director |
Current |
| Sysco Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Belo Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| United Way of The Texas Gulf Coast, Inc |
President |
Former |
| University of Texas Health Science Center |
Vice President, Multicultural Affairs |
Former |
"Roger R. Hemminghaus, retired Chairman and CEO of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp., a petroleum refining and marketing company in San Antonio. Mr. Hemminghaus served on the board of directors of NCE from 1997 until 2000 and on the board of directors of Southwestern Public Service Company from 1994 until 1997. He serves on the board of directors of CTS Corporation and Tandy Brands Accessories Corp. Mr. Hemminghaus is former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; he serves on the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of America, as Vice Chairman of the Development Board of the University of Texas at San Antonio, regent of Texas Lutheran University, and director and former chairman of the Southwest Research Institute. Mr. Hemminghaus earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University and has done graduate work in business and nuclear engineering.
Director since 2000"
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Luby's, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Current |
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