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Deborah M. Derby has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2023, and has also served as a director of Carrols Restaurant Group since June 2018. Ms. Derby has significant experience leading multi-unit, consumer-focused companies that includes an almost 15-year career at Toys “R” Us, Inc. between 2000 and 2015 where she served in a variety of senior executive positions including President of Babies “R” Us and Vice Chairman of Toys “R” Us. She has also served as the President of Horizon Group USA, Inc., a wholesaler of craft components and activity kits, from 2016 until June 2020. Ms. Derby has served as a director of Henry Schein, Inc. since February 2021. She also served as a director of the Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. from 2012 to December 2019.

Anthony E. Hull has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2020, and was also Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from January to April 2023. Mr. Hull most recently served as a Senior Advisor on corporate strategy and capital markets projects at Realogy Holdings Corp. and previously was the company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer from 2006 to 2018. During his tenure, he was responsible for financial and strategic planning, accounting, budgeting, capital structure, controls and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, procurement, and facilities, among other disciplines. Previously, Mr. Hull served as Executive Vice President, Finance at Cendant Corporation from 2003 to 2006. At Cendant he was responsible for financial, strategic, and capital planning and sourced, managed, and executed company-wide domestic and international mergers and acquisitions activity. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hull was Head of Finance, Accounting and IT at DreamWorks, LLC from 1996 to 2003; Chief Financial Officer at King World Productions, Inc. from 1994 to 1995; and Corporate Vice President, Financial Planning at Paramount Communications, Inc. from 1990 to 1994. He began his career at Morgan Stanley & Co. in the mergers and acquisitions department for the media/entertainment group, where he served as Associate and later Vice President from 1984 to 1990.

Jared L. Landaw has served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Carrols since February 2021. Prior to joining Carrols, Mr. Landaw was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Barington Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm that assists publicly traded companies in designing and implementing initiatives to improve long-term value. In this role, he frequently served as a director, corporate secretary, acting general counsel or an advisor to companies in Barington's investment portfolio, providing assistance with acquisitions, dispositions, director recruiting, investor relations, SEC filings, corporate compliance, corporate governance and board matters. Prior to joining Barington, Mr. Landaw was the Vice President of Law of International Specialty Products Inc. (formerly NYSE: ISP) and an associate in the M&A practice group of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Mr. Landaw received J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Managing Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.

Nathan B. Mucher has served as the Chief Information Officer of Carrols since November 2018. Prior to joining Carrols, Mr. Mucher served as Vice President, Information Technology for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts from 1999 until 2018. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mucher was a consultant for Novartis Animal Health from July 1998 to December 1998; a System Analyst for JS Walker & Company, an information technology consulting service provider, from 1996 until 1998; and a senior programmer for William James and Associates, an information technology consulting service firm, from 1994 until 1996. Mr. Mucher received an MBA from High Point University and a Bachelor of Business in Information Systems from Taylor University.

Gary McQuillan has been the Vice President of Strategic Procurement & Operations Support since May 2023. Prior to joining Carrols, Mr. McQuillan was Senior Vice President, Supply Chain at Horizon Group USA, Inc. from 2018 to 2023, where he led a 135-member team overseeing more than 80 contract manufacturers and spearheaded strategic sourcing processes for goods and services. Prior to that, he was as an executive at Toys “R” Us, Inc. from 2014-2018 where, among other things, he served as the Vice President – Global Product Safety, Compliance and Indirect Procurement and directed strategic sourcing and procurement processes for the company across all global markets. Prior to working at Toys “R” Us, Mr. McQuillan spent over 13 years at The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P) where he served in a variety of senior leadership roles, including Senior Vice President – Store Operations and Vice President of Strategic Procurement and Quality Assurance.

Gretta Miles has been the Controller of Carrols since February of 2020 and its Assistant Treasurer since June 2022. She also served as its Financial Reporting Manager from November 2011 to September 2017, with responsibility for external reporting, technical accounting and board reporting, before temporarily leaving the Company to serve as the Director of Finance for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que from September 2017 to September 2018 and then Director of Accounting and Reporting at TCGplayer.com from September 2018 to February 2020. Ms. Miles, who is a licensed CPA, began her career in public accounting, first as an auditor at Deloitte from June 2003 through November 2008 in New York, NY and then as an Audit Manager at Dannible & McKee, LLP from December 2008 through November 2011 in Syracuse, NY.

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