Mark Grabowski
Chairman
Mr. Grabowski has served as the Chairman of our board of directors since May 2017. Mr. Grabowski is a Managing Partner at Snapdragon Capital Partners, which he founded in 2018, where he focuses on health and wellness as a core vertical of investment. From August 2016 to June 2018, Mr. Grabowski was a partner at TPG Growth, where he oversaw the platform’s consumer investments. From January 2007 to August 2016, Mr. Grabowski was a Managing Director at L Catterton, a middle market consumer-focused private equity firm. Mr. Grabowski has prior private equity experience at AEA Investors and American Capital Strategies. Mr. Grabowski holds an A.B. degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mark King
CEO and Director
Mr. King was appointed our CEO and to our board of directors in June of 2024. Mr. King was previously the CEO of Taco Bell, a division of Yum Brands, from 2019 to 2023. Prior to Taco Bell, he was the President of Adidas North America from 2014 to 2018. Before Adidas, Mr. King built a career over 34 years at TaylorMade where he rose from a territory sales representative to CEO. Mr. King is currently on the Board of Directors for Party City. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Brenda Morris
Lead Director
Ms. Morris has served on our board of directors since May 2019. Ms. Morris has over 35 years of experience in finance, accounting and operations roles concentrated in consumer products, food and beverage, retail and wholesale sectors. Ms. Morris is currently a Partner at CSuite Financial Partners, a financial executive services firm, which she joined in November 2015. Ms. Morris currently serves on the boards of directors of Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., Duluth Holdings Inc., iHerb, LLC and Ideal Image. From 2016 to 2019, Ms. Morris served as Chief Financial Officer at Apex Parks Group, a privately held operating company of family entertainment centers, water parks and amusement parks. From 2015 to 2016, Ms. Morris served as Senior Vice President, Finance at Torrid. From 2013 to 2015, Ms. Morris served as Chief Financial Officer at 5.11 Tactical, a tactical gear and apparel wholesaler and retailer. Ms. Morris holds a B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University and an M.B.A. from Seattle University.
Chelsea A. Grayson
Director
Ms. Grayson has served on our board of directors since October 2021. An experienced public company CEO and board member, Ms. Grayson has over 20 years of experience in business, corporate finance, governance, M&A and law. She currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence at Wunderkind (formerly BounceX), a leading marketing technologies provider. Prior to her current role, Ms. Grayson served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of True Religion, Inc. from October 2017 to June 2019, a formerly public denim company based in Los Angeles. Before True Religion, she was the CEO and a member of the board of directors (and before that, the General Counsel) at American Apparel Inc. from December 2014 to April 2017, a formerly public vertically integrated apparel manufacturer which she helped to successfully sell to Gildan Activewear Inc. She began her career in the legal space and was a partner in the M&A practice for Jones Day, where she ran the firm’s M&A practice for the California region. Ms. Grayson currently serves on the board of directors of Spark Networks, Goodness Growth Holdings and iHerb, and is Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Lapmaster Group Holdings. She is a member of the UCLA Board of Visitors in the English Department and a Board Leadership Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Grayson received her JD from Loyola Law School and a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Jair Clarke
Director
Mr. Clarke has served on our board of directors since July 2022. Mr. Clarke has over 15 years of experience in technology, business and operations roles concentrated in product management, digital transformation, digital marketing, cybersecurity, data science, emerging technology, business architecture, customer experiences and worldwide innovation. Mr. Clarke most recently served as the Global Chief Technology Officer of Commercial Systems at Microsoft Corporation, joining the company in August 2020. Prior to Microsoft Corporation, from 2014 to 2020, Mr. Clarke served in a variety of technology and business executive positions at the Walt Disney Company. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Clarke was an IT & Business Development Executive at IBM. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Clarke consistently expanded his technology responsibilities at Lockheed Martin. Mr. Clarke holds a B.B.A. degree in computer information systems from the University of Miami.
Jeffrey Lawrence
Director
Mr. Lawrence has served on our board of directors since April 2024. Beginning in 2000, Mr. Lawrence spent more than 20 years at Domino’s Pizza, Inc., the leader in the global pizza industry, including five years as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lawrence was instrumental in Domino’s successful initial public offering, then the largest restaurant IPO ever, as well as the ground-breaking turnaround of the brand including the technological transformation, global expansion and dramatic increase in store level profitability, all of which led to best-in-class shareholder returns for more than a decade. Mr. Lawrence also previously served on the Board of Directors of Domino’s master franchisee in China. Subsequent to his time at Domino’s, he served as Chief Financial Officer of FIGS, Inc., a direct-to-consumer apparel brand, where he led its successful initial public offering and partnered to grow significant shareholder value during his tenure, from 2020 to 2021. Mr. Lawrence later served as Chief Financial Officer of ShiftKey, a technology-enabled marketplace connecting licensed professionals to the future of work, a position he held from 2022 to 2023. Mr. Lawrence has served on the Board of Shake Shack since May 2023. Mr. Lawrence began his career in public accounting and is a certified public accountant (registered status) in the State of Michigan. Mr. Lawrence holds an MBA with High Distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan as well as a BBA (summa cum laude) from Wayne State University.
Bruce Haase
Director
Mr. Haase has more than 25 years of experience in hospitality and franchising. He previously served as the CEO of Extended Stay America, Inc., where he was recruited to execute on a value creation plan for the company, and he concurrently also has been the chairman and majority shareholder of HomeWell Franchising, Inc., one of the nation’s leading franchise brands delivering non-medical in-home care. Mr. Haase previously served as CEO of WoodSpring Suites. Prior to WoodSpring, Mr. Haase was an Executive Vice President at Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors with over 7,000 hotels in more than 40 countries. Mr. Haase holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in Engineering from Virginia Tech.