Company: BRID
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-008406
Chunk: 14

Company: BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 14
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 is financially sophisticated within the meaning of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.

Raymond F. Lancy

Raymond F. Lancy served as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to October 2022, as Treasurer from 1995 to February 2023, as Vice President from 2001 to February 2023, and as a member of the Executive Committee from 2001 to October 2022. Mr. Lancy was an employee of the Company from July 1992 until his retirement in February 2023. Mr. Lancy is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and prior to his employment with the Company worked for ten years as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Administration with high honors from California State University, San Bernardino. The Board believes that Mr. Lancy’s extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and his experience in the areas of finance and management qualify him to serve as a member of the Board. In addition to his service on the Board, Mr. Lancy continues to provide business consulting services to the Company.

Keith A. Ross

Since 2005 Keith A. Ross has served as President of KR6, Inc., a commercial real estate consulting firm, and since 2001 has been a Founder and Principal of Centra Realty Corporation, ranked as one of the most active real estate development companies in Orange County, California, where he oversees Centra’s land acquisitions, capital raises of both equity and debt, architectural design, engineering, construction and sales/leasing efforts. From August 2013 to 2018, Mr. Ross served as Executive Vice President of CT Realty, or CTR, a real estate investment, development and management company based in Newport Beach, California. At CTR, Mr. Ross oversaw all development and was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and closing on all commercial development opportunities. In addition, Mr. Ross served on CTR’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. CTR was founded in 1994 and together with its affiliates and principals have developed, acquired and managed over $8 billion in industrial and office properties. Prior to joining CTR, from June 2009 to January 2014, Mr. Ross was Founder, President and CEO of Peligroso Spirits which was sold to Diageo in London (the world’s largest spirits company).

Mr. Ross began his professional career at the Koll Company, a full-service real estate company, where he worked for over