Bluegrass Hospitality Group
Eli Barber is an experienced financial executive currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Bluegrass Hospitality Group since January 2025. Prior to this role, Eli held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Independent Correspondent Bankers' Bank from March 2023 to January 2025. Eli's extensive career also includes serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Citizens Commerce Bank from November 2003 to March 2023. Eli holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Kentucky, completed between 2013 and 2016, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from Georgetown College, earned from 1998 to 2002.
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Bluegrass Hospitality Group
Bluegrass Hospitality Group (BHG) was co-founded by Brian McCarty and Bruce Drake in 1998. Housing 6 unique concepts, BHG has grown to be the premier restaurant group in Lexington, KY. The individual restaurant concepts include Malone’s, Malone’s Prime Events & Receptions, Harry’s, Aqua Sushi, Drake’s, and OBC Kitchen. Located in Lexington are (3) Malone’s, (2) Harry’s, Malone’s Prime Events & Receptions, and OBC Kitchen. Aqua Sushi is located in each of the Malone’s in Lexington. In addition, Aqua Sushi is located inside each of the twelve Drake’s restaurants located in Lexington, Louisville, Florence, and Nicholasville (Kentucky), Bristol, Chattanooga, Franklin and Knoxville (Tennessee), Indianapolis (Indiana), Burlington (North Carolina), and Huntsville (Alabama). Bluegrass Hospitality Group employs over 1300 team members. Though each concept is unique, the motto remains the same, “100% guest satisfaction, 100% of the time.”