10 Bloomin' Brands regional operations leaders
Market Vice President and Joint Venture Partner/Regional Director of Operations are among the current titles held by these Bloomin' Brands regional operations leaders, with current roles at Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Bloomin' Brands. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Bloomin' Brands from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andy Simpson
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
Andy Simpson is a former Regional Vice President at Bloomin' Brands, Inc., holding the role from September 2014 to December 2021, and was Joint Venture Partner for Outback Steakhouse at Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (2013–2014). The listing places them in Greater Philadelphia, and the profile lists Regional Vice President at Cracker Barrel from April 2022.
Andy Thompson
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
Andy Thompson has been Market Vice President at Outback Steakhouse since November 2024, and the listing places them in Owensboro, Kentucky. They were Regional Vice President of Operations at Red Lobster Seafood Co., LLC (2022–2024) and held the role of Director at Red Lobster from August 2017 to October 2024.
Gary Claiborne
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Carrabba's Italian Grill
Gary Claiborne has been Market Vice President at Carrabba's Italian Grill since May 2023, based in Houston, and was Joint Venture Partner at Carrabba's Italian Grill (2014–2023). The profile lists several Regional Vice President roles at Yum! Brands between 1993 and 2014, and the About section cites full P&L responsibility.
Jackie Myers
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
Jackie Myers is a former Regional Vice President at Outback Steakhouse, holding the role from April 2017 to January 2022, and was Regional Vice President at Bonefish Grill (2015–2017). The listing places them in Sharpsburg, Maryland, and they were Regional Vice President at Pei Wei Asian Diner (PF Changs Inc.) (2013–2015).
Jeffrey Swafford
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
Jeffrey Swafford has been Market Vice President at Outback Steakhouse since December 2021, and the listing places them in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The headline cites multi-unit management across 70+ locations, and at Outback Steakhouse they held the roles of Joint Venture Partner from June 2015 to January 2022 and Managing Partner (2009–2015).
John Holmes
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
John Holmes has been Market Vice President at Outback Steakhouse since April 2025, based in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. At Carrabba's Italian Grill they were Director, Training (2023–2025), Joint Venture Partner (2017–2023) and Proprietor (2010–2015).
Lindsay McGillivray
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Bonefish Grill
Lindsay McGillivray has been Market Vice President at Bonefish Grill since December 2025, and the listing places them in Port St Lucie, Florida. They held the role of Venture Partner at Carrabba's Italian Grill from June 2016 to December 2025 and were Managing Partner at Carrabba's Italian Grill (2010–2016), and the headline reads Regional Leader.
Lynn Yazji
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
Lynn Yazji is a former Regional Vice President at Outback Steakhouse, holding the role from November 2021 to April 2024, and was Joint Venture Partner (2016–2021) and Managing Partner (2010–2016) at Outback Steakhouse. The profile lists Regional Director of Operations at MISSION BBQ from April 2025.
Malik Asim
LinkedInExperience: Joint Venture Partner/Regional Director of Operations · Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
Malik Asim has been Joint Venture Partner/Regional Director of Operations at Bloomin' Brands, Inc. since December 2023, and the listing places the role in North Carolina and says it leads operations for 11 restaurants. They were Vice President Operations at Fixins Soul Kitchen (2022–2023) and Director of Operations at Red Lobster (2017–2022).
Schi Berk
LinkedInExperience: Market Vice President · Outback Steakhouse
Schi Berk has been Market Vice President at Outback Steakhouse since April 2024, and the listing places them in Jamison, Pennsylvania. At Outback Steakhouse they were Joint Venture Partner (2014–2024) and Managing Partner (2008–2014), and the About section describes leading a large, multi-unit restaurant portfolio.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split your time across the restaurants in your market, and what do you look at first on a visit?
- 02How do you develop the restaurant leaders in your area into multi-unit leaders?
- 03Which numbers tell you a restaurant in your market needs help before sales fall?
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