Checkers Drive-In Eating places Inc., father or mother firm of Checkers & Rally’s, has named Chris Tebben president and CEO efficient Sept. 4, in accordance with a press launch.
Tebben succeeds Frances Allen, who introduced in April that she was stepping down with the intention to deal with board work.
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“After a radical search course of, we’re very happy to welcome Chris to the Checkers & Rally’s group. His complete expertise in practically each side of restaurant management, coupled along with his confirmed monitor file of delivering gross sales, site visitors, and unit development, make him an ideal match to take these manufacturers to the following degree,” stated David Barr, Checkers & Rally’s impartial Board member. “On behalf of the whole Checkers & Rally’s household, I wish to thank Frances Allen for her management and devoted service, and we want her the most effective on all her future plans.”
Tebben joins the model has served in management roles at Mars, Starbucks, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and Pizza Hut, amongst others. Previous to becoming a member of Checkers, Tebben served as president of Mars Retail Group, main the M&M’s retail arm. He additionally served as Starbucks VP of retail technique, VP of licenses shops and VP of Starbucks Frappuccino and Tea companies.
“I’ve been honored to guide Checkers & Rally’s for practically 5 years, and I’m pleased with all that the group completed, particularly given the unprecedented challenges of COVID, staffing, and inflationary pressures,” Frances Allen, who has served as president and CEO of Checkers since February of 2020, stated within the press launch. “As I depart, I’m delighted to welcome Chris to the group, and I’m assured that he not solely has the correct skilled expertise to guide and develop this enterprise, he additionally has a management character that can make for an excellent cultural match with our franchisees, operators, and groups.”
Tebben stated he’s lucky to inherit a robust basis laid by Allen and the present management group in place.
I’m honored that the Board has entrusted me to steward the Checkers & Rally’s manufacturers into their subsequent chapter of worthwhile development,” Tebben stated within the press launch. “I could not be extra excited to guide these two iconic manufacturers which have endured for over 40 years by serving up craveable burgers and the most effective fries within the enterprise, whereas delivering an amazing worth proposition for each clients and franchisees. As I look to the long run, I imagine Checkers & Rally’s is primed to exceed shoppers’ rising expectations relating to hyper-convenience, and I stay up for working with the group to proceed to innovate in each space of our enterprise.
“As I tackle this management function, I’m humbled by the distinction to guide greater than 4,700 firm group members and practically 150 franchise companions, and on the similar time, excited concerning the mission earlier than us. It’s by way of working as one group that we are going to win in delivering unbelievable meals, service, and worth to our clients and limitless alternative to our group members and franchisees. I’m assured that working collectively we are going to ship development for years to return.”
Checkers Drive-In Eating places operates nearly 800 Checkers and Rally’s eating places.