Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD) is pleased to announce
that it has named Cindy L. Davis to the company’s board of
directors. This appointment expands the board to eight members.
“We are delighted to have someone with Cindy’s broad consumer
and sports experience join the Buffalo Wild Wings board,” said
James M. Damian, board chairman. “Her background leading Nike’s
global golf business as well as her knowledge of, and expertise in,
the sports industry give her a perspective that aligns well with
Buffalo Wild Wings’ focus on providing our Guests with the ultimate
social experience for sports fans.”
Most recently, Davis was Vice President of Nike Inc. and
President of Nike Golf from 2008 to 2014. In her role with Nike,
she led the $800 million global golf business, where she had
responsibility for the P&L, product development, marketing,
sports marketing, sales, operations, finance, legal, and human
resources. Davis drove innovation, profitable growth, and a team of
athletes headlined by two iconic golf athletes, Tiger Woods and
Rory McIlroy. As a result of her efforts, in 2013, she was
recognized as one of Sports Illustrated’s “50 Most Powerful People
in Sports.”
Davis, 52, is a former 10-year executive with Nike. Prior to
joining Nike in 2005, Davis was Senior Vice President of Golf
Sponsorships, Sports Marketing and New Media for The Golf Channel.
Prior to that, she was President and CEO of the Arnold Palmer Golf
Company, a product manufacturing company. Davis also served as the
Vice President of The Ladies Professional Golf Association
(LPGA).
“I’m thrilled to join one of the fastest growing and popular
casual dining restaurants in the industry. Buffalo Wild Wings'
commitment to innovation and providing an engaging Guest experience
has made it a recognized leader with a reputation for offering
great wings and sports in a fun, dynamic environment,” commented
Davis. “I’m looking forward to working with the team and building
upon that success in the future."
A native of the Washington D.C. area, Davis is a former chairman
of the National Golf Foundation (NGF) and has served on the Golf
20/20 Executive Committee. She graduated from Furman University
with a B.A. in economics and received her M.B.A. with a
concentration in marketing and finance from the University of
Maryland. While captain of the Furman University women’s golf team,
Davis earned NCAA Division I First Team All-America honors, and is
a two-time champion of the Maryland Women’s State Amateur.
Davis has been a member of the Board of Directors for Kennametal
Inc. since December 2012, where she serves on the Audit and
Governance/Nominating Committees.
About the Company
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in
Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo
Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored,
made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New
York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes
in 21 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor
sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin'®. Guests enjoy a
welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive
multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events.
Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of "Best Wings" and
"Best Sports Bar" awards from across the country. There are
currently more than 1,045 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Forward-looking Statements
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prospects for the company constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
relate to our future financial and restaurant performance measures
and growth goals, including but not limited to those relating to
our fourth quarter sales trends and projected unit and net earnings
growth rates for 2014, 2015, and beyond. All statements other than
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other comparable terminology. Actual results may vary materially
from those contained in forward-looking statements based on
a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to
achieve and manage our planned expansion, the ability of our
franchisees to open and manage new restaurants, market acceptance
in the new geographic regions we enter (particularly
non-U.S. locations), success of acquired restaurants,
success of investments in new or emerging concepts, unforeseen
obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S.
locations, our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits
necessary to operate our existing and new restaurants, our
franchisees' adherence to our system standards, the cost of
commodities such as traditional chicken wings, the success of our
key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns, our
ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant operating
costs, the continued service of key management personnel, our
ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary
information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer
preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of
federal, state or local government regulations relating to our
employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, the effect of
competition in the restaurant industry, and other factors disclosed
from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the factors described under "Risk
Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, as updated
in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should take
such risks into account when making investment decisions.
Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.Investors:Heather Pribyl,
952-253-0731orMedia:Heather Leiferman, 952-278-9553
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