Title
President
Company
Cardwell Hospitality Advisory, Inc.
Bio

Lane Cardwell has worked on the management team, or board of directors, of 40 different restaurant brands during his 35 years in the industry, and has served on 4 public and 7 private boards of directors of restaurant and restaurant technology companies.  He is the president of Cardwell Hospitality Advisory, Inc. and currently serves on the boards of Ruby Tuesday and Shari's Restaurants.  He is the past President of P. F. Chang's China Bistro, 2010-2011, and served on the board of P.F. Chang's from 1999-2009, and 2010-2011.  Lane was the President and CEO of Boston Market from 2009-2010 and helped to reposition the brand for strong consumer appeal, which has resulted in over 3 years of consecutive monthly comp sales increases and new unit growth under the current management team. 

Lane was the president of Cardwell Hospitality Advisory, Inc. from 1999-2009, and was a professional board member, advisor and investor to the restaurant and restaurant technology industries.  From 1996-1999 he was President and CEO of Eatzi's Market and Bakery, a joint venture between Brinker International and Phil Romano.  Prior to this he was Executive Vice President and CAO for Brinker International.  Lane was with Brinker from 1988-1999.  He began his career in the restaurant industry with Norman Brinker at Steak and Ale in 1978. 

To stay current on industry trends Lane eats in 600 restaurants per year.