Mr. Ron Burkle has been a member of the Soho House & Co Board and the executive chairman since 2012. He founded The Yucaipa Companies, an investment firm, in 1986 and is widely recognized as one of the preeminent investors in the retail, distribution, automotive, technology, entertainment, sports and hospitality industries. He is also a three-time Stanley Cup Champion as co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ron has served as chairman of the board and controlling shareholder of numerous companies including Americold (NYSE: COLD), 101 Studios, Golden State Foods, Dominick's, Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Food4Less. Additionally, he has been a director of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Kaufman & Broad S.A. (Euronext: KOF), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) and served as chairman of the executive committee and was the largest shareholder of Kroger (NYSE: KR).