
	Mr. Blake T. Barnett has been the Chief Financial Officer of Real Mex Restaurants, Inc since December 2013. Mr. Barnett joined Real Mex Restaurants from Kraco Enterprises, where he served as Chief Financial Officer since 2012. Prior to Kraco, He was Principal Consultant at B&amp;B Consulting for two years, where he developed financial and strategic plans and evaluated alternative business opportunities to drive sales and earnings for his clients. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ambassadors International Inc., since November 2007 until December 15, 2008 and served as its Company Secretary until December 15, 2008. Mr. Barnett served as the Chief Financial Officer for the California Division of Albertsons Grocery Stores with financial responsibility for almost 500 stores and $9 billion in sales. Prior to Albertsons, he spent almost seven years with YUM! Brands and Pepsi Co. He served as the Chief Financial Officer for a start-up within YUM! Brands and also held several senior financial positions with Taco Bell. Prior to Taco Bell, he served in various financial and information technology capacities for Unocal, as well as Times Mirror. Mr. Barnett holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from University of California Irvine, a Bachelors of Science degree in Economic System Science and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles.
