Hard Rock Cafe International Names Hamish Dodds President and CEO
05 Mars 2004 - 5:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
Hard Rock Cafe International Names Hamish Dodds President and CEO
ORLANDO, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock Cafe International
(http://www.hardrock.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rank
Group Plc , today announced that Hamish Dodds hasbeen named
president and chief executive officer effective March 8, 2004.
Dodds most recently held similar positions with Cabcorp and PepsiCo
Beverages International. In addition to more than 100 signature
Hard Rock Cafes in 40 countries, Hard Rock has recently extended
the brand into Hard Rock Hotels, Hard Rock Casinos and Hard Rock
Live entertainment venues. Prior to joining Hard Rock Cafe, Dodds
worked in a variety of industries before joining PepsiCo in 1989.
In the 13 years he was with PepsiCo, he gained extensive
international experience in franchising, joint ventures and brand
management from a number of roles including Finance, General
Management and Business Development in Europe, the Middle East and
the USA. Commenting on the appointment, Mike Smith, Chief Executive
of The Rank Group, said, "I am delighted that Hamish has agreed to
join the Group and am confident that his considerable expertise in
brand and franchise management will prove invaluable as Hard Rock
enters its next phase of development." Dodd will be relocating to
Orlando from Miami with his wife and three children. About Hard
Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe, one of the most globally recognized
music, entertainment and dining brands, has a network of more than
100 signature Hard Rock Cafes in 40 countries and a music
memorabilia collection valued at nearly $32 million. Known for
collectible and fashion merchandise, live concerts, Hard Rock Live
performance venues, hardrock.com and Hard Rock Hotels and Casinos,
Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
The Rank Group PLC which is based in London, UK (NASDAQ:RANKY). For
more information on Hard Rock Cafe, visit http://www.hardrock.com/.
DATASOURCE: Hard Rock Cafe International CONTACT: Brian Siemienas,
Hard Rock Cafe, +1-407-445-7625; John Gogarty, Coyne PR,
+1-973-316-1665, for Hard Rock Cafe International Web site:
http://www.hardrock.com/
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