Brad Richmond is a Certified Public Accountant with 36 years’ experience in finance, operations and strategic planning in the restaurant and casual dining industry in North America. He was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant company operating multiple brands including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Season’s 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s, Yard House and Bahama Breeze. Prior to this, Mr Richmond held a number of other roles at Darden including as senior vice president and corporate controller and senior vice president of brand financial operations. Before joining Darden, Mr Richmond was a senior auditor with Price Waterhouse. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences/Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri.
