Pinstripes Expands Senior Leadership Team, Hires Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer in Advance of Public Listing

Pinstripes, Inc. (“Pinstripes,” or “the Company”), a best-in-class experiential dining and entertainment brand combining bistro, bowling, bocce and private event space, today announced additions to its leadership team, including the appointments of Tony Querciagrossa as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Shannon Keller as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), both reporting directly to the Company’s Founder and CEO, Dale Schwartz.

“We’re very excited to welcome both Tony and Shannon to the Pinstripes team at this exciting time in our history,” said Schwartz. “Experiential dining and entertainment is in the midst of robust expansion and we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the significant whitespace opportunities. These two strategic C-Suite positions will play an integral role in delivering on our growth strategy of scaling our winning combination of delicious food and timeless entertainment.”

“As we continue to move through the deSPAC process and Pinstripes prepares to become a publicly traded company, we could not be more pleased to welcome these two leaders to the executive team,” said Jerry Hyman, Chairman of Banyan Acquisition Corp. “We are confident that they will compliment the current management team and make an immediate, positive impact and soon help Pinstripes navigate the public markets.”

Tony Querciagrossa – Chief Financial Officer

Querciagrossa is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of both public and private equity general management and CFO experience building and leading highly effective global teams across businesses with varying levels of scale and complexity. Most recently, Tony was President of Columbus Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of residential filtration and an operating company of Filtration Group Corporation. Prior to Columbus Industries, he was President of Purafil Inc. and before that Group CFO of Filtration Group’s Indoor Air Quality businesses. Previously, he served as VP Finance at Medline Industries, Inc, a large manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies with $20 billion in revenues. Querciagrossa began his career in finance with General Electric and holds a degree in finance from Northern Illinois University.