IDG News Service:
Diana Purcel joined Minnetonka, Minn.-based barbeque chain Famous Dave’s of America as CFO in 2003 after five years at party-goods company Paper Warehouse, the last year as finance chief. Since she joined Famous Dave’s, it has doubled from 92 restaurants to 184 in 37 states — 53 of them company-owned and the rest franchises. It has also evolved to implement formal management practices in finance and other areas.
Purcel spoke with CFOworld about establishing the company’s finance organization, influencing outside the finance department, and the importance of saying “no.”
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