Chart House Announces New Chief Executive.SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1997--Chart House Enterprises Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CHT CHT Chart CHT Center for Health Transformation (Washington, DC) CHT Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh region) CHT Certified Hypnotherapist CHT Cylinder Head Temperature CHT Certified Hand Therapist ) announced that Richard E. Rivera is the company's new president and chief executive officer. In accepting the position, Rivera will be nominated to serve on the company's board of directors. "We are very pleased to have hired a world-class restaurant industry executive in Dick Rivera," commented Sam Zell Samuel "Sam" Zell (born September 1941) is a U.S.-born billionaire and real estate entrepreneur. He is co-founder and Chairman of Equity Group Investments, a private investment firm. , a member of the Chart House board. "His interest in Chart House confirms the value and potential of the company's unique locations and its long-standing customer loyalty. Dick brings strong operational and strategic skills to the position, and we are excited to have him lead the revitalization of the Chart House restaurants." Rivera has held executive positions in the restaurant industry for more than 20 years. Most recently he was president and chief executive officer of RARE Hospitality International Inc., an Atlanta-based restaurant company that operates LongHorn Steakhouse  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Bugaboo Creek Steak House Bugaboo Creek Steak House is an American steak house with locations in ten states. It is decorated as a hunting lodge in the Canadian Rockies and has won numerous 'Best Steak House' awards from CitySearch and AOL. and Capital Grille restaurants. Previously he was president and chief executive officer of Dallas-based T.G.I. Fridays Inc. for approximately seven years. Prior to that time, Rivera held executive positions with W.R. Grace & Co.'s Applebee's and Taco Villa Taco Villa is a chain of Mexican food restaurants in the SW US, mainly in Texas and New Mexico. External links
"I am thrilled to be part of this organization," said Rivera. "I see great opportunities for Chart House and look forward to helping build its value." Rivera's appointment fill Chart House's chief executive post that had been vacant since November 1996. Stephen J. McGillin, the company's executive vice president of operations, had assumed the duties and responsibilities of interim chief executive officer. Chart House Enterprises Inc. operates 64 restaurants in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and also operates Solana Beach Baking Co., a wholesale bakery. CONTACT: Chart House Enterprises, Solana Beach Stephen J. McGillin, 619/755-8281 F. Philip Handy, 312/466-3799 |
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