Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> January 3, 2000
PAUL L. WESTRA is an Equity Research Analyst with Credit Suisse First
Boston, covering the restaurant industry. Prior to joining the firm, he
was a Vice President in Equity Research with Salomon Smith Barney. He
also worked as an Assistant Equity Analyst with Kidder, Peabody &
Company. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Westra earned his Bachelor's
degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A.
with a concentration in Strategic Management from The Fuqua School of
Business at Duke University. Profile
JANICE L. MEYER is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston
Equity Research Group, where she focuses on the restaurant sector. She
joined the firm from Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, which CSFB acquired
in November 2000, where she was a Vice President in DLJ's Equity
Research group. Prior to joining DLJ, she was at Prudential Securities
from 1991 to 1996. Ms. Meyer has been named to the Institutional
Investor All-America Research Team for restaurants 10 times. She has
been ranked number one for four of the last eight years. Ms. Meyer, a
Chartered Financial Analyst, is also a member of the New York Society of
Security Analysts. She has a BS in Accounting from the State University
of New York at Albany and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern
University. Profile
DAMON BRUNDAGE is a Vice President of Equity Research with Raymond James
& Associates, Inc. Previously, he was associated with JP Morgan from
1998-2000. He was also with NatWest Securities, where he followed the
restaurant and gaming sector, and PaineWebber, where he covered
healthcare and environmental service companies. Mr. Brundage holds a
Bachelor's degree in Economics from the State University of New York at
Binghamton and an MBA in Finance and Economics from Columbia University. Profile
in 1999?
Ms. Meyer: Restaurant stock performance has been a mixed bag this year,
with some stocks doing well and others
