Samuel Goldfinger has been our Vice President of Finance since January 2005. Prior to joining The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc., Mr. Goldfinger was an audit manager from 1995 to 1997 with the certified public accounting firm of Goldstein Golub Kessler & Co., P.C., where his primary focus was on clients within the restaurant industry. Mr. Goldfinger joined the Company in August 1997 as the Director of Finance. During his eight years with the Company, Mr. Goldfinger handled a wide variety of financial areas, including financial reporting and budgeting, as well as playing an integral role in the private placement offering, that was completed in October of 1997, and the Company's initial public offering in May 2001. |