- BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) wrapped up its annual meeting of shareholders earlier this week.
- At the meeting, shareholders elected Gregory Trojan, Gerald Deitchle, Peter Bassi, Larry Bouts, James Dal Pozzo, Noah Elbogen, Wesley Nichols, Lea Anne Ottinger, and Patrick Walsh to the board of directors to serve for one-year terms.
- The board reappointed Deitchle as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
- Shareholders also approved: the Performance Incentive Plan; the non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation; and, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
- The company ended the meeting by promising to balance quality growth and build long-term shareholder value. "With only 176 restaurants open in 23 states, the majority of our growth remains ahead of us," noted BJ's.
- Source: Press Release