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McCormick & Schmick's names new CFOMcCormick & Schmick's names new CFO

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

November 18, 2009

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PORTLAND Ore. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. on Wednesday named Michelle Lantow chief financial officer, effective. Jan. 6.

Lantow will replace former CFO Emmanuel Hilario, who left the company in May.

Most recently the president and chief financial officer for Lucy Activewear Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based athletic apparel company, Lantow helped move the retailer from an online business to one with 65 stores in 19 states, officials said. Her previous experience also includes stints with Gap Inc., which included the portfolio concepts Gapkids, Banana Republic and Old Navy.

McCormick & Schmick’s operates 93 restaurants, including 87 of its namesake concept in the United States and six restaurants in Canada under The Boathouse brand.

Contact Lisa Jennings at [email protected].

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:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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