Kelli Valade — Executive VP and President of Chili's Grill & Bar at Brinker International

Ms. Kelli A. Valade has been the President of Chili's, Inc. since June 29, 2016. Ms. Valade has been the President of Chili's Grill & Bar at Brinker International, Inc. since June 29, 2016. She has been an Executive Vice President of Brinker International, Inc. since July 2009. She has with 20 years of experience at Brinker International, she has held multiple leadership roles in PeopleWorks and operations. Ms. Valade served as the Chief Operating Officer for Chili's at Brinker International, Inc. since July 2009 until June 29, 2016. She served as the Chief Operating Officer at On The Border Cafes, Inc. since July 2009. She has been with Brinker International for 13 years, holding various positions, including Director of Human Resources for On The Border, Vice President for Emerging Brands & Corporate Human Resources and served as Senior Vice President of Chili's and On The Border PeopleWorks and Brinker Shared Services. Prior to joining Brinker, Ms. Valade worked for the Specialty Concepts Division of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide. Previously, she worked as a Training and Recruiting Consultant for Dallas based American Service Management Resources. She holds a seat on the founders board of the Multi-Cultural Food Service Hospitality Alliance. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and Women's Foodservice Forum. Ms. Valade holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology from Binghamton University in Upstate New York and an MBA from Syracuse University.