Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> August 3, 1998
RONALD A. LA BORDE is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. Mr. La Borde was born and raised in Baton
Rouge and attended Louisiana State University where he earned a BS in
Accounting and a MS in Finance. He began his professional career as a
staff accountant with the firm of Ernst & Whinney. He then became
Controller of an affiliated group of privately held corporations engaged
principally in public warehousing and intrastate and interstate
trucking. Mr. La Borde joined Piccadilly in 1982 as Assistant Controller
and also has held the additional positions of Controller and Corporate
Secretary. In 1992 he assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer
and was elected as a member of the Board of Directors. He was named
President and CEO in June 1995. Piccadilly owns and operates 131
cafeterias in fifteen states, four Piccadilly Express in Associated
Grocer supermarkets, and seven Ralph & Kaccoo's seafood restaurants in
three states and has annual sales in excess of $300 million. Ronnie is a
board member of Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge and Acadiana,
The ARC of Baton Rouge, Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan Development Board, The
Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce and the E.J. Ourso College of
Business Administration Partnership for Excellence Board. He is also a
member of Baton Rouge Rotary Club. Mr. La Borde won the business honors
award from the Baton Rouge Business Report: 40 under 40 in 1995. He also
coaches youth sports. Profile
Cafeterias?
Mr. La Borde: It's a company that was founded in 1944. Currently we
operate 131 cafeterias in 15 states. And we
