Ark Restaurants Appoints Robert J. Stewart as CFO.Business Editors Ark Restaurants Corp., Inc. (Nasdaq: ARKR) today announced that it has hired Robert J. Stewart as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stewart will replace Andrew Kuruc who resigned in order to pursue other interests. "We feel very fortunate to add such a talented and experienced individual such as Robert to our team," said Michael Weinstein Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein is an attorney, businessman and former Air Force officer. He is founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and author of With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military , Chief Executive Officer of Ark. "I am confident that Robert will ensure a smooth transition as well as become a significant contributor to our future success." Prior to joining Ark, Mr. Stewart has spent the past three years at Fortis Capital Holdings, where he acted as CFO See Chief Financial Officer. and Executive Vice President. Prior to Fortis, he held numerous senior financial and audit positions, both domestically and internationally. Mr. Stewart, a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , graduated from the University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. in 1980. Stewart will replace Andrew Kuruc. Mr. Kuruc decided to leave Ark to pursue other business opportunities. Mr. Kuruc has been with Ark since 1987. "We are really sorry to see Andrew go," said Mr. Weinstein. "He has been an integral part of this company for over 15 years. We will miss him and wish him well in his future endeavors." Ark Restaurants owns and operates 26 restaurants, 19 fast food concepts, catering operations and wholesale and retail bakeries. Twelve restaurants are located in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; 9 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada; 4 in Washington, DC; and one in Islamorada, Florida Islamorada, "Village of Islands" is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, on the islands of Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key and Plantation Key in the Florida Keys. The village was incorporated on November 4, 1997. . The Las Vegas operations include three restaurants within the New York-New York Hotel & Casino Resort and operation of the Resort's room service, banquet facilities, employee dining room and nine food court concepts. Four restaurants and bars within the Venetian Casino Resort as well as four food court concepts; one restaurant is within Desert Passage adjoining the Aladdin Resort & Casino along with six food court concepts, and one restaurant within the Forum Shops at Caesar's Shopping Center. |
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