David B. Pittaway , Vice Chairman, Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Castle Harlan, Inc.
Mr. Pittaway has more than 35 years of experience in finance, investment banking and private equity.
Business Experience:
- Vice Chairman, Senior Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Castle Harlan, Inc., a private equity firm (1987 – Present)
- Vice Chairman and Chief Compliance Officer of Branford Castle, Inc., an investment company (October 1986 – Present)
- Director and Vice Chairman of Branford Chain, Inc. (1987 – Present)
- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Branford Chain, Inc. (1987 – 1998)
- Vice President of Strategic Planning and Assistant to the President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., an investment banking firm (1985 – 1986)
Public Company Boards:
- Director of Shelf Drilling, Inc. (OSLO) (2015 – Present)
- Director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (Nasdaq) (2006 – 2018)
- Director of Morton’s Restaurant Group (NYSE) (1988 – 2012)
- Director of McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants (Nasdaq) (1994 – 1997 and 2002 – 2009)
- Director of Dave & Buster’s, Inc. (Nasdaq) (2003 – 2006)
Other Experience:
- Director of Caribbean Restaurants, Inc. (2004 – 2023)
- Director of TooJays Restaurants (2013 – 2020)
- Director of Colyar Technologies, Inc. (2019 – 2020)
- Director of Gold Star Foods, Inc. (2014 – 2019)
- Director and cofounder of the Armed Forces Reserve Family Assistance Fund
- Audit Committee member of the University of Kansas Endowment Association Board of Trustees