Todd Lindsey

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Todd Lindsey was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. in January of 2008. He is responsible for oversight of all of the Company’s financial and treasury systems, reporting and controls, as well as strategic planning and forecasting.

A seasoned financial executive with more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant, retail and hospitality industries, Mr. Lindsey joined Checkers from Michaels Stores, Inc., where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Michaels’ Specialty Retail Group. Prior to that, Mr. Lindsey served as Vice President of Finance for Gaylord Hotels. During his tenure at Gaylord, Mr. Lindsey was instrumental in the completion and opening of the $500 million, 1,500-room Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center.

From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Lindsey served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Hard Rock Café International, where he was responsible for financial strategy, management and strategic planning for all Hard Rock Café businesses, Internet development and customer acquisitions.

Mr. Lindsey has also held key positions with Darden Restaurants, Inc. and TCBY Systems.

He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Memphis State University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.