Ulysses Lee Bridgeman

Mr. Bridgeman has been a director since 2012 and serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee. He is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC (“Heartland”), which owns and operates a Coca-Cola production and manufacturing facility in Lenexa, Kansas, and 17 Coca-Cola distribution facilities across various Midwestern states, including Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. Prior to his February 2017 acquisition of Heartland, Mr. Bridgeman was the owner and chief executive officer of various companies, operating over 450 restaurants in 20 states, including 263 Wendy’s restaurants and 123 Chili’s restaurants. From 1975 to 1983, and from 1986 to 1987, Mr. Bridgeman played professional basketball with the Milwaukee Bucks, and from 1983 to 1986, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers. Mr. Bridgeman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Meijer, Inc., the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Simmons College and the West End School. He is a former Director of the James Graham Brown Foundation and served as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Louisville. Mr. Bridgeman’s current role as a CEO and extensive leadership experience make him ideally qualified as a member of the Board.