ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has announced the promotion of several key executives and the company's new leadership team following the completion of the merger between Triarc Cos. Inc. and Wendy's, and the formation of Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.
The following executives have been promoted:
- Tom Garrett added the role of chief executive officer to become Arby's president and CEO. Garrett has served as the president and chief operating officer of Arby's since June 2006 and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Triarc since Sept. 1, 2007. Garrett was appointed Arby's COO in July 2005 following Triarc's acquisition of the RTM Restaurant Group (RTM), Arby's then largest franchisee. Prior, he was the president of RTM, where he held various leadership positions. Garrett joined Arby's more than 28 years ago.
- Michael Lippert has been promoted to COO. He has served as senior vice president of operations for the brand since July 2005. Lippert joined Arby's in 1993 as director of operations for RTM. Since then, he has held positions of increasing responsibility including vice president of operations for RTM's Atlantic Coast Region followed by senior vice president of operations for RTM's South Region.
- John Dasis has been promoted to chief financial officer. For the past 11 years, Dasis has held various financial leadership positions, most recently vice president operations controller.
- Michael Abt has been promoted to senior vice president of company operations. Most recently, he was president of Arby's South Region.
The following executives complete Arby's executive team: Melissa Strait, senior vice president, HR, training & development; John Gray, senior vice president, corporate communications & public relations; and John Todd, chief development officer.
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