WOMEN IN THE C-SUITE Expanding their brands from behind the scenes
Name Brand Job Title
Franchised Units ( US )
Company Units ( US )
Total Units *
Amy Bass Messersmith Pizza Hut Chief People Officer 7,612 514 8,126 Sally Baldridge Jazzercise Chief Operating & Financial Officer 7,015 0 7,015 Liz Williams Taco Bell Chief Financial Officer 5,971 929 6,900 Marisa Thalberg Taco Bell Chief Marketing Officer 5,971 929 6,900 Abigail Pringle Wendy ’ s Chief Development Officer 5,090 632 5,722 Tricia Tolivar GNC EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1,084 3,220 4,304 Sandra Anderson Great Clips Chief Legal Officer 3,733 0 3,868 Kathleen Donovan Liberty Tax Service Chief Financial Officer 3,739 121 3,860 Martha O ’ Gorman Liberty Tax Service VP of Marketing & Chief Marketing Officer 3,739 121 3,860 Claudia San Pedro Sonic Drive-In EVP and Chief Financial Officer 3,273 286 3,559 Karri Callahan RE / MAX Chief Financial Officer 3,434 21 3,455 Melissa Strait Arby ’ s Chief People Officer 2,210 1,004 3,341 Heather Passe Supercuts Chief Marketing Officer ( Regis Corp .) 1,373 1,056 2,429 Vanessa Fox Jack in the Box VP & Chief Development Officer 1,819 431 2,250 Cara Whitley Century 21 Real Estate Global Chief Marketing Officer 2,204 0 2,204 Stacy Anderson Anytime Fitness Brand President 2,090 33 2,123 Vicky Garcia Cruise Planners Chief Operating Officer & Co-Owner 2,105 1 2,106 Lynne Zappone Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Chief People Officer 1,913 70 1,983 Alice LeBlanc Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Chief Quality , Supply Chain , and Commercialization Officer 1,913 70 1,983 Sandi Moody Chick-fil-A VP & Chief Accounting Officer 1,934 31 1,967 Victoria Blackwell Papa Murphy ’ s Chief Legal Officer 1,368 127 1,495 Krista Gibson Chili ’ s Grill & Bar SVP & Chief Marketing Officer ( Brinker Int ’ l ) 433 826 1,259 Amy Snyder Hackbart Merle Norman Cosmetics Chief Operating Officer 1,172 2 1,174 Debbie Gonzalez Massage Envy Chief Brand Officer 1,127 0 1,127 Karen Raskopf Dunkin ’ Donuts , Baskin-Robbins SVP & Chief Communications Officer 1,056 0 1,056 Ann Yett Keller Williams Chief Financial Officer 1,001 12 1,045 Julie Cary La Quinta Chief Marketing Officer 543 341 886 Lurlene Klein Hot Stuff Pizza Chief Financial Officer ( Orion Food Systems ) 829 0 829 Karen Luey Jamba Juice EVP , Chief Financial & Administrative Officer 748 70 818 Stacy Peterson WingStop Chief Information Officer 767 19 786 Suk Singh Outback Steakhouse Chief Development Officer ( Bloomin ’ Brands ) 105 648 753 Deanna Watts Castello Proforma Chief Marketing Officer 629 1 677 Cynthia Archer APlus EVP & Chief Marketing Officer , Sunoco 270 384 654 Phyllis Levy Rita ’ s Italian Ice SVP & Chief Marketing Officer 621 0 621 Linda Meyer Godfather ’ s Pizza VP & Chief Financial Officer 536 15 551 Amy Przywara Sylvan Learning Chief Marketing Officer 527 11 538 Monica Nicolau Sylvan Learning Chief Technology Officer 527 11 538 Terri Snyder Checkers & Rally ’ s Board Member , Chief Marketing Officer , EVP Marketing 362 174 537 Jennifer Durham Checkers & Rally ’ s SVP & Chief Development Officer 362 174 537 Pat Drea Visiting Angels Living Assistance Chief Operating Officer 508 0 508 Erika Gileo EXIT Realty Chief Operating Officer 463 0 501 Candra Alisiswanto Charleys Philly Steaks Chief Financial Officer 423 48 471 Sarah McAloon Cicis Chief Marketing Officer 403 41 444 Marina MacDonald Red Roof Inn Chief Marketing Officer 430 13 443 * Total Units includes international . Source : FRANdata . Note : Data is drawn from the latest FDDs available and may differ from more recent data in the 28 profiles starting on p . 7 .
18 Franchiseupdate ISSUE I , 2017