Kerry A. Kramp

Prior to joining Circle Peak Capital, Mr. Kramp was CEO of Buffets, Inc. until November 2004.
At Buffets, Mr. Kramp led the company through a successful going-private transaction which closed in October 2000, led by a leading private equity firm Caxton-Iseman Capital of New York, NY, and affiliate of Caxton Associates, in conjunction with a group of investors, including Buffets' management and Sentinel Capital.
He started his restaurant career with Steak and Ale Restaurants in Columbus, Ohio where he was a restaurant manager from 1977 through 1979 when he left to attend the Culinary Institute of America.
From 1980 through 1985, he was the Director and later Vice President of Food and Beverage for Chi-Chi's Inc. From 1986 to 1988, he was Chief Operating Officer and co-founder (along with former Miss America Phyllis George) of CHICKEN BY GEORGE, Inc., a company that created and marketed a retail chicken product line.
Currently, he is the Founder and President of Level 5 Ventures, LLC.
Mr. Kramp is a member of the Advisory Council for the Elliot Leadership Institute, a recent inductee as a Fellow of the Culinary Institute of America, and has been honored at the Ohio State University as a distinguished alumnus.
He lives in Minneapolis, MN and remains active in the restaurant industry through a number of Advisory and Board Affiliations.