The newest addition to our advisory board is George McKerrow, Jr. 

George is currently the president and CEO of Ted’s Montana Grill, the restaurant chain he founded in 2002 with his partner, media entrepreneur, philanthropist and environmentalist Ted Turner.  Ted’s Montana Grill has 57 locations and over 2700 employees nationwide.

George is a 30-year veteran of the restaurant business with a history of success in both fine dining and casual concepts.  Nation’s Restaurant News has called him a “dinner-house legend” and credits him with giving “birth to an entire casual-dining segment” 20 years ago when he founded LongHorn Steakhouse Inc.  In 1996, he co-founded We’re Cookin’ Inc., a restaurant group which now has two award-winning, fine dining restaurants in Atlanta:  Aria and Canoe. 

McKerrow served on the board of directors for the National Restaurant Association from 1997 until 2003.  In 2007, he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Restaurant Association for his years of service in the Georgia restaurant industry.  As if recognition from his peers wasn’t enough, the Georgia General Assembly actually issued a Senate resolution commending McKerrow for his many contributions to the restaurant industry. 

George is the third service industry veteran to join our advisory board.  Along with Rick Sherman and Hank Clark, George rounds out the service universe for us.  We now have expertise in QSR, local casual dining, and nationwide restaurant chains.  We look forward to working with George to help Ted’s Montana Grill and other enterprise level clients achieve Servinity.