President and CEO of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. A member of Checkers ® management team since August of 1996, Mr. Sirois has more than 30 years of management and leadership experience in the food service industry. His responsibilities during his career have spanned from single restaurant operations to the current Checkers/Rally’s ® 100-plus franchise system with more than 800 restaurants, and he has generated positive results in every facet of these businesses, including P&L and overhead, real estate, and all aspects of human resources in addition to operations.

Mr. Sirois served as the Vice President of Franchise Operations at Checkers since 1999. He also served as Director of Franchise Operations and as a Franchise Business Consultant for Checkers since joining the Company in August of 1996.

Prior to joining Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., Mr. Sirois was Vice President of Operations at HeartWise Express Inc., a start-up fast food operation, from 1992 to 1996. He has also held high-level management positions with Mrs. Fields ® Cookies, where he was Director of Operations, Old Country Buffet ®, Oh! Brian’s Restaurants, and Taco Bell ® Restaurants (PEPSICO).