Edna Katherine Morris

Edna Katherine Morris serves as Chief Executive Officer of Range Restaurant Group since 2008 and as Senior Advisor to the Food Retail and Restaurants Group of PJ SOLOMON since 2018. Previously, Ms. Morris served as Managing Director of Axum Capital Partners from 2009 to 2019 and has led various restaurant groups and organizations, serving as President of Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits, the James Beard Foundation, Red Lobster and Quincy’s from 1996 to 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Morris was Executive Vice President Human Resources for Hardee’s Food Systems and Advantica Restaurant Group from 1987 to 1997. Ms. Morris also worked with Cummins Engine Company for 6 years. Ms. Morris has served as a director of Wild Wing Cafe since 2012 and Back Yard Burgers since 2017. Previous board experience includes Cosi Inc. (Compensation chair, Nominating/Governance member), Einstein Noah (Nominating /Governance chair; Compensation member) and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Culinary Institute of America. Ms. Morris was the founding chair of the Women’s Foodservice Forum. Ms. Morris brings over 40 years of executive leadership experience in restaurant and investment organizations of various sizes and types, in different growth stages and with wide ranging corporate cultures, business models and leadership styles. In these roles, Ms. Morris has successfully led strategy and brand positioning work, process improvement initiatives, operational implementations, acquisition planning, enterprise wide cultural and change initiatives, effective succession/development processes and compensation philosophy and programs that align with strategy and are linked to performance. Her significant experience in leading multi-location, consumer-facing brands, human resources, executive compensation matters and understanding of the relationship between high performance and respectful cultures provides unique insights and expertise to our Board.