Kim Ellis serves as Independent Director of the Company. She currently serves as Development Consultant for Artizen Advisors, a consulting firm providing strategy and growth advisory services to retail and restaurant companies. She also served as Chief Development Officer for iFLY Indoor Skydiving from September 2018 to August 2019, as Chief Development Officer for Piada Italian Street Food from August 2015 to January 2018, and as Senior Vice President of Development for Regis Corporation from 2011 to 2014. From 2006 to 2011, Ms. Ellis served as Executive Vice President of Development for Panda Restaurant Group, where she led the company’s growth and development endeavors and was instrumental in expanding Panda Express brand by over 500 locations. Ms. Ellis holds a Bachelor of Science in business from George Mason University and is an active Member of Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Ms. Ellis’ over 30 years of development experience leading the growth of various retail and restaurant companies provide her with the qualifications and skills to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
Kim Ellis is 53, she's been the Independent Director of Kura Sushi USA since 2019. There are 2 older and 8 younger executives at Kura Sushi USA. The oldest executive at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is Seitaro Ishii, 72, who is the Independent Director.
Kim's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O KURA SUSHI USA, INC., 17461 DERIAN AVE, SUITE 200, IRVINE, CA, 92614.
Over the last 5 years, insiders at Kura Sushi USA have traded over $0 worth of Kura Sushi USA stock and bought 1,850 units worth $96,468 . The most active insiders traders include Jeffrey J Uttz, Brent Takao a Carin Stutz. On average, Kura Sushi USA executives and independent directors trade stock every 203 days with the average trade being worth of $373,962. The most recent stock trade was executed by Seitaro Ishii on 12 April 2024, trading 5,000 units of KRUS stock currently worth $129,700.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants provide Japanese cuisine through an engaging revolving sushi service model, which is known as Kura Experience'. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 33 restaurants in nine states and Washington DC. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.
Kura Sushi USA executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: