Sandra B. Cochran
President and Chief Executive Officer
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
Cracker Barrel
United States of America
Biography
Ms. Cochran became President and Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2011 following her service as Cracker Barrel's President and Chief Operating Officer, a post she assumed in November 2010. She joined Cracker Barrel in April, 2009 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She was previously CEO at the nation's 3rd largest book retailer, Books-A-Million, Inc. for the prior five years. She also served as that company's president from 1999 and its chief financial officer from 1993 to 1999. As Vice President, Finance at Books-A-Million, Ms. Cochran was part of the leadership team that took the company public in 1992 and completed a secondary offering in 1993.
Research Interest
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