COMPANY

Donut chain founded 1937 by Vernon Rudolph. Sold to Beatrice Foods in 1976, but reacquired by franchises in 1982.

Official Website:
http://www.krispykreme.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
NYSE:KKD

Corporate headquarters:
Winston-Salem, NC

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles A. Blixt	Attorney	18-Aug-1951		Former counsel, RJ Reynolds
Daryl G. Brewster	Business	c. 1957		Former CEO of Krispy Kreme
James H. Morgan	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Krispy Kreme

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles A. Blixt	Attorney	18-Aug-1951		Former counsel, RJ Reynolds
Lynn Crump-Caine	Business	c. 1957		Former McDonald's executive
C. Stephen Lynn	Business	c. 1947		Cummings Incorporated
Robert S. McCoy, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		Former Wachovia Vice Chairman
James H. Morgan	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Krispy Kreme
Andrew J. Schindler	Business	12-Aug-1944		CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004
Michael H. Sutton	Business	c. 1940		Chief SEC Accountant, 1995-98
Lizanne Thomas	Attorney	c. 1957		Partner, Jones Day
Togo West	Government	21-Jun-1942		US Secretary of the Army, Veterans Affairs

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Daryl G. Brewster	Business	c. 1957		Former CEO of Krispy Kreme
William T. Lynch, Jr.	Business	3-Dec-1942		Former CEO of Leo Burnett

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