Così Hires Scott Carlock as Chief Financial Officer
July 10 2014 - 5:00PM
COSI® HIRES SCOTT
CARLOCK AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The company strengthens its management ranks with a top industry
veteran.
Boston, MA - July 10, 2014 -
Cosi, Inc. (NASDAQ: COSI), the fast-casual restaurant
company, today announced that it has hired Scott Carlock as Chief
Financial Officer.
Carlock, 46, joins Cosi from quick-service
restaurant leader Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) where he has been
employed for the past 13 years. He has held several senior
finance and accounting roles with Yum! Brands, including Senior
Manager of Finance for KFC US, Business Unit Controller and Senior
Manager of KFC and Long John Silver, Associate Manager of SEC
Reporting, and most recently, Tax Controller and Director where he
led global tax planning and reporting.
In total, Carlock has over 20 years of
professional finance and accounting experience, nearly all of which
have been with publicly-traded companies, and includes more than 13
years in the restaurant industry.
"We are pleased to have someone with Scott's
pedigree join the Cosi senior leadership team," said RJ Dourney,
Cosi CEO and President. "Scott brings with him not only years
of leadership and financial experience from one of the world's
leading restaurant organizations, but he has a passion for this
industry and the Cosi brand that simply can't be taught."
"Cosi is a fantastic brand with incredible food,
including its signature flatbread, of which I am a big fan," said
Carlock. "RJ Dourney laid out for me a vision of where he
wants to take Cosi and I jumped at the chance to join in that
mission. I think there are great things ahead for Cosi."
Carlock will replace Bill Koziel, Cosi's current
CFO. "Bill was a vital partner through my first few months on
the job as CEO. We wish him every success as he continues
forward with his career," said Dourney. "The Board would like to
thank Bill for his many years of service and dedication to Cosi,"
added Mike O'Donnell, Chairman of the Audit Committee. "He
provided invaluable support and guidance through many difficult
times, and we wish him well in his new position and future
endeavors."
Prior to joining Yum! Brands, Inc., Mr. Carlock
served as Corporate Controller of PrintCafe, Inc., a provider of
software solutions for the print industry. From October 1993
to November 2000, Mr. Carlock served in several finance and
accounting roles with Mellon Financial Corporation, a
publicly-traded financial services company, most recently as Vice
President Controller of its eCommerce Group. From September
1990 to October 1993, Mr. Carlock served as an auditor for KPMG,
LLP. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from
Bryant College in 1990 and successfully achieved accreditation as a
certified public accountant in 1993.
Carlock will soon join the Cosi team in its new Boston
headquarters.
About Così, Inc.
Così® (http://www.getcosi.com)
is a national fast -casual restaurant chain that has developed
featured foods built around a secret, generations-old recipe for
crackly-crust flatbread. This artisan bread is freshly baked in
front of customers throughout the day in open-flame stone-hearth
ovens prominently located in each of the restaurants. Così's warm
and urbane atmosphere is geared towards its sophisticated, upscale,
urban and suburban guests. There are currently 65 Company-owned and
49 franchise restaurants operating in sixteen states, the District
of Columbia, the United Arab Emirates, and Costa Rica. The
Così® vision
is to become America's favorite fast casual restaurant by providing
customers authentic, innovative, savory food while remaining an
affordable luxury.
The Così® menu
features Così® sandwiches,
freshly-tossed salads, bowls, breakfast wraps, melts, soups,
Così® Squagels®,
flatbread pizzas, S'mores, snacks and other desserts, and a wide
range of coffee and coffee-based drinks and other specialty
beverages. Così® restaurants
are designed to be welcoming and comfortable with an eclectic
environment. Così's sights, sounds, and spaces create a tasteful,
relaxed ambience that provides a fresh and new dining
experience.
"COSI" and related marks are registered trademarks
of Così, Inc. in the U.S.A. and certain other countries. Copyright
© 2014 Così, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cosi Media Contact
Vicki Baue
VP, Cosi Inc.
847-597-8800
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