Company: BRID
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-008406
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Company: BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 of the Board.

Allan L. Bridgford, Sr.

Allan L. Bridgford, Sr. has served on the Board since his reappointment in August 2019, and previously served on the Board from 1952 until October 2011. He was an employee of the Company since 1957, a member of the Executive Committee since 1972, and most recently served as Vice President and Chairman of the Executive Committee from 2011 until his retirement from employment effective October 29, 2021. He previously served as Senior Chairman of the Board from March 2006 to October 2011. From March 1995 through March 2006, Mr. Bridgford served as Chairman of the Board. He is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in Economics.

Mr. Bridgford is one of the principal owners of Bridgford Industries Incorporated, the Company’s majority shareholder. He has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and experience in the food industry developed during his long tenure with the Company. The Board believes he is qualified to serve as a director based on these experiences as well as his other valuable attributes and skills. In addition to his service on the Board, Mr. Bridgford continues to provide business consulting services to the Company.

Todd C. Andrews

Todd C. Andrews is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and retired in April 2021 as Senior Vice President and Controller of Public Storage, an international self-storage company and a member of the S&P 500, headquartered in Glendale, California. Mr. Andrews had been employed by Public Storage since 1997. Mr. Andrews graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting and finance from California State University, Northridge, and received an Elijah Watt Sells award with high distinction on the November 1988 CPA exam.

Mr. Andrews has over 35 years of experience with responsibilities including financial reporting, strategic financial planning and analysis, capital markets, treasury operations, SEC reporting, Sarbanes Oxley internal controls and procedures, operational analysis, operational control design, real estate acquisition and development underwriting, and system design and implementation. In addition, Mr. Andrews brings a diverse set of perspectives to the Board from serving in positions in multiple industries, including public accounting, entertainment, retail, and real estate. The Board believes his skills and extensive experience qualify him to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Andrews also qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and