Photo Credits: Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Cracker Barrel, Denny’s, GoTo Foods, Puttshack, Starbucks, Tony Roma’s and Topgolf.
SUSANNAH FROST President Chick-fil-A
JACK HARTUNG CFO
Chipotle
ADAM RYMER CFO
Chipotle
JAMIE MCCONNELL Chief Accounting Officer Chipotle
SARAH MOORE Chief Marketing Officer Cracker Barrel
CHIEF OPERATOR CHANGES
Chick-Fil-A Susannah Frost has been named president of Chick-fil-A, Inc., making her the sixth person to hold the leadership role since the company’s founding in 1967. “Susannah has demonstrated tremendous leadership
throughout the business and has the range of expertise that will help the company continue growing with care and confidence,” CEO Andrew Cathy said. “Having served as the CEO for three years, the timing is right to expand our leadership capabilities to include a president who will work closely with me and our executive committee to steward our domestic and global expansion.” As president, Frost will focus on providing strategic clarity and alignment in the core business so that Chick-fil-A can sustain healthy growth and maintain market leadership. She will also lead the company’s executive committee. “The future continues to offer so much potential and
promise as we look to grow our opportunities to provide care and great food as well as live out our corporate purpose,” Frost said. “We have the opportunity to scale care with excellence across 3,000-plus restaurants and international markets. I look forward to working alongside Andrew, our leaders, operators and staff to provide this to customers in the communities we serve.” Frost currently leads restaurant development and field operations for Chick-fil-A, overseeing the company’s real estate portfolio and leading field operations for more than 3,000 restaurants domestically. Before joining the chicken chain, she was a real estate attorney at Troutman Sanders, advancing to partner. Since joining the company in 2007, Frost has assumed higher degrees of responsibility within the legal department, restaurant development and operations.
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MONIGO G. SAYGBAY-HALLIE Chief People Officer Denny’s
PATTY TREVINO SVP, Chief Brand Officer Denny’s
DONNA SPANGLER-JOSEPHSON Chief Brand Officer GoTo Foods
LOGAN POWELL CEO
Puttshack
RICARD ARIAS-NATH SVP and President, Latin America Starbucks
MOHAIMINA HAQUE CEO Tony Roma’s
Chipotle
Longtime Chipotle Mexican Grill CFO Jack Hartung is retiring after nearly 25 years with the Mexican chain restaurant, effective March 31, 2025. Adam Rymer, a 15-year Chipotle veteran, will assume the
role of CFO beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Rymer joined Chipotle in 2009 and currently serves as vice president of finance, overseeing the company’s corporate finance, field finance and investor relations functions. As part of his new role, Rymer will serve on Chipotle’s executive leadership team and report to Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol.
“I want to thank Jack for his friendship, leadership and many contributions to Chipotle,” Niccol said. “Jack is one of the best CFOs in the business, and he has played an instrumental role in helping Chipotle deliver unprecedented growth while building our culture and multiple, strong teams with deep expertise. I’m also pleased to have Adam Rymer succeed Jack as CFO which is a testament to our strong talent bench and thoughtful succession planning. I am confident he is the right leader to take on this important role and continue to deliver on our purpose, culture and financial success.”
ERIN CHAMBERLIN COO Topgolf
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