John Wilkerson — President of Bahama Breeze at Darden Restaurants | Comparably
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John Wilkerson — President of Bahama Breeze at Darden Restaurants

John Wilkerson — President of Bahama Breeze at Darden Restaurants

Executive Bio

Mr. John Wilkerson has been President of Bahama Breeze at Darden Restaurants, Inc. since September 2016. Mr. Wilkerson has demonstrated strong leadership with a track record of success throughout his 23-year career with Darden. He served as Senior Vice President, Operations for Bahama Breeze for six years. He created and executed against a strategic plan that continuously delivered same-restaurant sales growth, improved the guest experience and transformed the Bahama Breeze culture. He began his career with Darden as hourly crew member at Red Lobster before entering the Manager in Training (MIT) program and served as its General Manager. He transitioned to the Restaurant Support Center six years later as Senior Financial Analyst for Red Lobster. He served many operations leadership roles over the course of his career culminating with his Senior Vice President role at Bahama Breeze. He holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of North Alabama.

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Darden Restaurants Employees

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Darden Restaurants' Executive Team scores in the Top 50%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 91/100
Experience - 3 to 6 Years 78/100
Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 77/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Ethnicity - Other 49/100
Experience - 6 to 10 Years 51/100
Department - Product 66/100

Darden Restaurants' Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 191 ratings, Darden Restaurants' employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œC+ā€ or 67/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Operations department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Product department.

Darden Restaurants' Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in Orlando, FL and Top 50% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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