| Arlene Petokas |
Arlene Petokas is currently the Chief People Officer at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. and the Chief People Officer & Vice President at Farmer Boys Food, Inc. She is also a member of the Professionals In Human Resources Association and the Society for Human Resources Management. Previously, she held positions as Director-Human Resources at Del Taco LLC, Vice President-Human Resources at CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., and Vice President-Human Resources at BLD Brands LLC. |
| Shahin Allameh |
Shahin Allameh is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Prior to this, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Luna Grill LLC from 2015 to 2021. He also worked as Senior Director-Operations at Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. and as Director-Operations & Franchise at Fili Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Allameh was the Operations Director at Umami Burger from 2013 to 2015 and worked as General & District Manager at Sbarro LLC. |
| Jeffrey J. Uttz |
Jeffrey J. Uttz is currently the Director at Children’s Hearing Institute, Inc. and holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at SSE Holdings LLC and Chief Financial & Compliance Officer at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. He previously served as Non-Executive Director at Pret A Manger Ltd., Independent Director at Greenlane Holdings, Inc., Vice President-Finance at CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Yard House USA, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer at Shake Shack, Inc. Uttz completed his undergraduate degree from California State University-Fullerton. |
| Hajime Uba |
Hajime Uba is the founder of Kura Sushi USA, Inc., which was founded in 2008. He currently holds the titles of Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer at the company. Mr. Uba also worked as a Principal at Kura Sushi, Inc. In terms of education, he attended Kansai University for his undergraduate degree. |
| Seitaro Ishii |
Seitaro Ishii is the founder of Ishii Associates, founded in 2006, and IIOSS KK, founded in 2008 where he holds the title of Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director. He currently holds the position of Director at Gloria Solar International Holding, Inc. and Independent Director at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Mr. Ishii has previously worked as an Outside Director at Aderans Co., Ltd., Vice President at Applied Materials, Inc. from 1980 to 2005, Manager-Internal Audit at Paramount Communications, Inc., Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at FRONTEO, Inc., and Manager-Internal Audit at Gulf & Western Co., Inc. Mr. Ishii obtained his undergraduate degree from Pace University. |
| Kim Ellis |
Kim Ellis is the founder of Artizen Advisors LLC. Currently, Kim holds three positions, including Director at The Morton Center, Inc., Independent Director at Kura Sushi USA, Inc., and Trustee at International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. In the past, Kim has worked as Senior Vice President-Development at Regis Corp., Executive Vice President-Restaurant Development at Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., Chief Development Officer at The Piada Group LLC, and Chief Development Officer at iFLY. Indoor Skydiving Ltd. Kim's education includes an undergraduate degree from George Mason University. |
| Treasa Bowers |
Treasa Bowers currently works at Scholarship America, Inc., as Secretary & Director from 2009, Kura Sushi USA, Inc., as Independent Director from 2024, and 7-Eleven, Inc., as Chief Human Resources Officer & EVP. |
| Shintaro Asako |
Shintaro Asako is the founder of Bulldog Advisory, Inc. founded in 2019, where he is currently the Chief Executive Officer. He is also currently a Director at 7-Eleven, Inc., an Independent Outside Director at Uzabase, Inc., an Independent Outside Director at Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., a Director at Showroom, Inc., the Lead Independent Director at Kura Sushi USA, Inc., a Director at Medmain, Inc., and an Outside Director at inglewood Co., Ltd. Mr. Asako's former positions include Chief Executive Officer at DeNA West Co. from 2013 to 2019, Director at Acucela, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & VP at MediciNova, Inc. from 2005 to 2011, Senior Audit Manager at KPMG LLP from 2002 to 2005, Chief Financial Officer & GM-Corporate Planning at DeNA Co., Ltd. from 2017 to 2018, and Chief Financial Officer at ngmoco, LLC from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Asako received an undergraduate degree from Leventhal School of Accounting. |
| Carin L. Stutz |
Carin L. Stutz is currently the President & Chief Executive Officer at Native Foods Acquisition, LLC. She is also a Director at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the Illinois Restaurant Association, and Checkers & Rally's Restaurants, Inc. In addition, she serves as an Independent Director at Kura Sushi USA, Inc., a Director at Burger BossCo Holdings, Inc., and a Member at The GLEAM Network. Ms. Stutz previously held positions as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Cosi, Inc. from 2012 to 2013, the Executive Vice President-Operations at Applebee's International, Inc. from 1999 to 2007, the President-Global Business Development at Brinker International, Inc. from 2009 to 2011, the Vice President-Division at Wendy's International LLC in 1993 and 1994, the Vice President-Corporate Operations at Nutrisystem, Inc., the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. from 2016 to 2018, the President at McAlister's Corp. from 2014 to 2015, and the President-McAlisters Deli at Focus Brands LLC. She was also a Vice President-Regional Operations at Sodexho USA, Inc. Ms. Stutz holds an MBA from MidAmerica Nazarene University and an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University. |
