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OSI Restaurant Partners names new board chairOSI Restaurant Partners names new board chair

Liz Smith will become chairwoman after the departure of Bill Allen

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

January 7, 2012

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Liz Smith, chief executive of OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, has been elected chairwoman of the company’s board of directors, OSI said Thursday.

Smith replaces former chairman Bill Allen, who stepped down from the board on Jan. 1. In August, Allen signed a consulting agreement with OSI to help the company find acquisition and investment opportunities.

Smith has served as chief executive and a director for OSI since November 2009. Previously, she was president of Avon Products Inc.

Tampa-based OSI also operates the Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar and Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine brands.

Contact Lisa Jennings at [email protected].
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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

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@livetodineout

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