Keg Restaurants Ltd. Executive Appointment

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David Aisenstat, CEO of Keg Restaurants Ltd. (the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Dean as President of the Company.

“Nick Dean has had a long association with The Keg and we are very excited that he will be joining our team,” says Mr. Aisenstat. “As former CEO of KBS Canada, The Keg’s advertising agency for over twenty years, Nick played a leading role not only in The Keg’s marketing activity but also in the direction of our overall strategy.”

Following Mr. Dean’s departure from KBS, he oversaw the development and successful sale of a public company as its CEO.

Mr. Dean will be located in Toronto and assumes his role as President of The Keg on July 15, 2019. Nick will report to David Aisenstat who will remain as CEO of The Keg.

About KRL

With approximately 10,000 employees, over 100 restaurants and system sales of approximately $650 million, Vancouver-based Keg Restaurants Ltd. (“KRL”) is the leading operator and franchisor of steakhouse restaurants in Canada and has a substantial presence in select regional markets in the United States. KRL continues to operate The Keg restaurant system and expand that system through the addition of both corporate and franchised Keg steakhouses. KRL has been named one of the "50 Best Employers in Canada" by Aon Hewitt for the past sixteen years.

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Neil Maclean

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