He was promoted to Vice President of Supply Chain in April 2014. in October 2011 as Director, Poultry and Commodities Purchasing, and later served as the Senior Director of Land-Based Protein Purchasing responsible for more than $400MM of protein products for the more than 2100 Darden restaurants throughout the United States and Canada. Prior to Red Lobster, Nelson joined Darden Restaurants, Inc. In addition, Nelson oversees the Total Quality department that is responsible for food safety, product quality and restaurant inspections. In his current role, Nelson is responsible for leading all the supply chain related activities, including over $900MM of food and beverages as well as all supplies such as kitchen equipment, product distribution, real estate, facilities services and travel services for over 700 locations globally. Nelson Griffin is the Chief Procurement and Real Estate Officer for Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant company.
Horace received his undergraduate, law and Master of Business Administration degrees from Harvard University.Ĭhief Procurement and Real Estate Officer He also serves as a member of the City National Bank of Florida-Orlando Region Advisory Committee. Horace serves on the Boards of Directors of the National Restaurant Association, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, the Restaurant Law Center, Stronger America Through Seafood, Global Seafood Assurances and the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida and on the Board of Trustees of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Prior to joining Hard Rock, Horace practiced in the entertainment, securities, corporate, and communications areas for Telemundo Network, the Spanish language television broadcaster and for New York City law firms. Horace led restaurant and hotel development during a period of rapid expansion from 37 restaurants to 104 restaurants and three hotels. Horace also has experience in private practice, having handled matters in the corporate and securities areas in the Orlando office of Akerman LLP, a national law firm.įrom 1996 to 2001, Horace served as Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel of Hard Rock Cafe International, the restaurant, merchandising, hotel and live music venue chain.
During his eleven years at Darden, his practice areas included litigation, employment, intellectual property, advertising, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, international, commercial, purchasing, distribution and new business development. Prior to joining Red Lobster in July 2014, Horace was Vice President and Division General Counsel for Darden Restaurants, Inc. Horace leads legal affairs and is also responsible for communications and government relations. Horace Dawson is General Counsel of Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant company with more than 700 restaurants around the world and nearly 45,000 employees.
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