First Watch adds 2 finance experts to board

Two financial management executives have been appointed to the board of east Manatee County-based First Watch Restaurant Group.

Charley Jemley was appointed to the board and chair of the audit committee, effective immediately, while Michael Fleisher will become a board member as of Nov. 1, according to a statement from the company that specializes in serving up breakfast, brunch and lunch.

“We are pleased to welcome Charley and Michael to our board of directors, and we look forward to leaning on their extensive financial management expertise as we continue to scale the First Watch brand,” Ralph Alvarez, chairman of the board for First Watch, says in a statement.