Christine Wilson was named Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Darden’s Specialty Restaurant Group in 2020. She is responsible for leading the human resources function, including recruiting, training, employee relations and talent development for The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52 and Yard House. These brands combined have more than 260 locations and annual sales of $2.2 billion. Additionally, she oversees Darden Restaurants’ enterprise-wide employee relations function.
Christine joined Darden after its acquisition of RARE Hospitality International, where she started as a server and worked in various roles leading to her promotion to Director of Employee Relations and, ultimately, Vice President of Human Resources.
Christine is a restaurant industry veteran with 32 years of experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Clark University.