David Head
Prior to joining Garnett Station Partners, David Head served as CEO of Garnett Station Partners’ portfolio company, Primanti Brothers. He brings nearly 40 years of transformative executive leadership experience from the fine dining, casual, fast-casual and quick service sectors. As CEO of Primanti Brothers, he nearly quadrupled the size of the high-profile Pittsburgh-based chain. He has also served as CEO of O’Charley’s, Captain D’s, Romacorp and Houlihan’s Restaurant Group, in addition to spending nearly a decade as a successful franchisee partner in the Applebee’s and Red Robin systems. Head previously served on a number of Boards of Directors, including Bob Evans Farms, O’ Charley’s, Inc., Captain D’s/ Sagittarius Brands, and lmvescor. He earned his BA in Hospitality Management from Florida International University.
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