Food & Beverage

Auntie Anne's, McAlister's parent adds HR leader to board

Incoming Focus Brands board member Barbara L. Hollkamp. (Photo provided)

November 5, 2020

Focus Brands, the parent company of Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, Moe's Southwest Grill, McAlister's Deli and Schlotzsky's, has appointed Barbara L. Hollkamp to its board, a news release said. Hollkamp, a senior global human resources executive, brings over 30 years of HR leadership and business acumen to the board.

"As we continue to move our company into the future by building best-in-class functions geared toward growing our brands, she will help us further shape our company culture, with a dedicated lens on diversity and inclusion," Jim Holthouser, CEO of Focus Brands, said in the release.

Hollkamp has built a reputation for taking organizations to the next level of growth, efficiency and profitability across multiple industries. She serves as president of HLH Associates, an executive C-suite consulting firm, specializing in business partnerships to optimize human capital strategy.

She has previously held leadership roles at Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. as EVP and chief human resources officer, as well as Hilton Worldwide Holding Inc. as SVP of Human Resources and chief diversity officer. Her credentials include senior levels of human resource management at Scholastic Book Fairs Inc., Vistana Development and Resorts, Empire of America and General Mills Restaurant Group Inc.

Atlanta-based Focus Brands, through its affiliate brands, is the franchisor and operator of more than 6,000 restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops and bakeries in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and over 50 countries.