AS CONCEPT CONTINUES TO EXPAND, PERRY'S RESTAURANT GROUP
PROMOTES KEY PERSONNEL
-Perry's Strengthens Catering, Special Events and
Community Relations Initiatives -
HOUSTON (May 31, 2005) – Perry's Restaurant
Group, the Houston-based, family-owned organization which recently
opened a new Steakhouse & Grille location in Champions,
today announced the promotion of Jose Zamora, III to Director
of Catering and Natalie Jones and Marilyn Laidlaw to Directors
of Community Relations and Private Events.
With Zamora coordinating Perry's rapidly growing catering
division, he oversees all catered events, including tailoring
menus to meet specific client needs. Joining Perry's in January
2004, he has more than 16 years of sales, marketing and management
experience from various companies, including British Airways,
Hertz Car Rental and South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference
Center.
Jones, who has grown with Perry's for more than 12 years,
will focus primarily on private event booking and coordination
as Director of Community Relations and Private Events for the
Sugar Land and Clear Lake areas.
As Director of Community Relations and Private Events for
The Woodlands and Champions communities, Laidlaw focuses on
networking within these markets with various charities and
organizations. With more than 10 years of detailed customer
service expertise, including eight years with Nordstrom's,
Laidlaw has been with Perry's for the past two years.
"As we continue to grow and expand the Perry's concept,
our success will always be directly linked to our staff of
experts," commented Chris Perry, President and CEO of
Perry's Restaurant Group. "Our team of professionals have
demonstrated time and again their ability to achieve above
and beyond our expectations, which made promoting from within
a simple decision."
About Perry's Restaurant Group
Founded in 1979, Perry's Restaurant Group is a Houston-based,
family-owned business that operates seven locations of Perry's
Steakhouse & Grille, Perry's Italian Grille and Perry & Sons
Market and Grille. With locations in Clear Lake, The Woodlands,
Sugar Land, Champions, Friendswood and the South Belt area,
Perry's Restaurant Group specializes in creating an urban
dining experience within suburban neighborhoods by combining
exceptional customer service and food quality with an eclectic
ambiance and a casually elegant setting. Perry's Steakhouse & Grille,
which opened a fourth location in Champions in April 2005,
was distinguished as the 2002 and 2003 "Best Value" and "Best
Steak House" by HoustonRestaurants.com and
also received the 2003 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.