Michael W. Coble Mr. Coble has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Outback Steakhouse International since January 2002. From January 2001 – December 2001, he was Vice President of Operations. Mr. Coble joined Outback Steakhouse in 1990 as the joint venture partner in the Atlanta metropolitan market. Over the following nine years, he developed 18 Outback Steakhouses throughout north Georgia. Prior to joining Outback, Mr. Coble was a Regional Vice President of Steak & Ale Restaurant Corporation in charge of 60 Bennigan’s restaurants in the southern United States. Mr. Coble began his restaurant career at Steak & Ale in 1972 as a manager trainee in the Steak & Ale Restaurant Group. Return to Concept Officers