--- title: Darden shakes up leadership structure description: Darden shakes up leadership structure. 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[The Capital Grille](http://nrn.com/top-100/capital-grille), Eddie V’s and [Yard House](http://nrn.com/top-100/yard-house) will all report directly to Lee. Dave George, president of [Olive Garden](http://nrn.com/top-100/olive-garden), will also oversee [Seasons 52](http://nrn.com/us-second-100/2015-second-100-why-seasons-52-no-9-fastest-growing-chain) and Bahama Breeze. Herrmann, who founded Yard House, came to the company in 2012 when Darden bought the chain. He will remain with Darden through August as senior vice president of special projects. *This is an excerpt from an article posted on NRN.com.  For complete article, [click here](http://nrn.com/corporate/darden-shakes-leadership-structure).* ##### Connect With Us [Join Our Mailing List](https://www.regencycenters.com/connect-with-us/)  > [Explore Our Markets](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties/our-markets)  > [Find a Space For Your Place](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties)  > ##### Related Stories [Feb 05 Regency Centers Announces Lone Tree Village Development in Colorado](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-centers-announces-lone-tree-village-a-king-soopers-anchored-retail-destination-serving-the-ridgegate-community) [Sep 24 Regency Centers Unveils Ellis Village Center in Northern California](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-centers-unveils-ellis-village-center-in-northern-california) [Jul 24 Regency Centers Completes $357M Portfolio Acquisition in Southern California](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-centers-acquisition-southern-california) Subscribe [![Regency Centers](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/regency-centers.svg)](https://connect.regencycenters.com/) - [Careers](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/careers) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com/) - [News](http://investors.regencycenters.com/news-releases) - [Fresh Look](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/fresh-look) - [Tenants](https://www.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Contact](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) [Find a Property](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) [Leasing Agent](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) ![Reg Listed NYSE](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/blog2018/images/stock-ticker.svg) [Regency Centers Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Twitter](https://twitter.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/regencycenters/) [Regency Centers LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/regency-centers/) MEMBER **S&P 500** Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. ©2026 Regency Centers [Terms of Service](https://www.regencycenters.com/terms-of-service) [Privacy Policy](https://www.regencycenters.com/privacy-policy) Cookie Settings ![Quantcast](https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-XHwFJLhjBpfmt.gif) ![](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/Art%20Elements/External_Post_Images/dardenlogopromo10jpgcropdisplay.jpg) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Jessica Sheard", "url" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/jessica-sheard" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-05T01:25:57.514Z", "datePublished" : "2016-03-10T16:35:15.000Z", "headline" : "Darden shakes up leadership structure", "image" : [ "https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/External_Post_Images/dardenlogopromo10jpgcropdisplay.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/darden-shakes-up-leadership-structure", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4081/img/vast.png" }, "name" : "Regency Centers" } } ```