Company: FWRG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001789940-25-000031
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Company: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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, Inc. and Senior Vice President, Global Baking and Snacking for the Campbell Soup Company from 2012 until her retirement in 2015. Irene joined Campbell Soup Company in 2005 and held a variety of leadership positions during her tenure with the company. Prior to joining Campbell Soup Company, Ms. Britt held a number of leadership positions within Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and Nabisco, Inc. Before that, she spent more than a decade at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, where she held key assignments in marketing, sales and R&D leadership. She currently serves on the boards of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and Victoria’s Secret and Co. Previously, she also served on the boards of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., Tailored Brands, Inc., TerraVia Holdings, Inc. and Sunoco, Inc.

Ms. Britt’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her extensive management expertise and leadership experience on several boards of directors across multiple industries.

#### David Paresky
Mr. Paresky has served as a director since April 2023. He has served as a Principal of Advent since January 2023. Previously, Mr. Paresky served as a Vice President of Advent from August 2019 to December 2022, as a Vice President of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. from August 2018 to July 2019, and as a senior associate of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. from August 2017 to July 2018. Mr. Paresky previously served on the board of System One, Inc. from April 2019 to July 2019.

Mr. Paresky’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive investment and management expertise.

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Class III Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2027 Annual Meeting

#### Ralph Alvarez
Mr. Alvarez has served as a director and as chair of the Board since December 2019. Mr. Alvarez has served as an operating partner of Advent since July 2017. Previously, Mr. Alvarez served as the executive chairman of Skylark Co., Ltd., a leading restaurant operator in Japan, from January 2013 to March 2018. Mr. Alvarez served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Corporation, a leading global foodservice retailer, from August 2006 until his retirement in December 2009. Mr. Alvarez joined McDonald’s in 1994 and held a variety of leadership positions during