Staffing

Checkers, Rally's names national thought leader on black male achievement to board

Neil Phillips will join the board of Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc. (Photo via Twitter)

October 5, 2020

Checker's and Rally's parent company, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., has named a nationally recognized thought leader on black male achievement, minority education, character development and youth empowerment, Neil Phillips, to its board, a news release said.

Phillips is co-founder and CEO of Visible Men Academy and founder of Visible Men Impact Network. Previously he served as assistant headmaster at the Landon School for Boys in Bethesda, Maryland and the interim head of Upper School at the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, Florida. He also served on the board for Washington Jesuit Academy in Washington, D.C.

"We are a brand of hard-working people dedicated to serving our hard-working guests, and we believe in providing opportunity to our teams while we support our communities," Checkers and Rally's President and CEO Frances Allen, said in the release. "Neil's outstanding work as an educator, entrepreneur, coach and youth advocate over the last 25 years gives him a valuable perspective on many of the communities we serve, and we look forward to working with him to advance our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives."

Phillips has presented at the Aspen Institute, The Nantucket Project, Soros Foundation, NASA and the National Association of Independent Schools. He is a graduate of Harvard University and began his career as a professional basketball player in Australia.

"I am looking forward to working with Checkers & Rally's leadership team and board of directors to find meaningful ways to support their diverse franchisee, employee, and consumer base across the country," Phillips said in the release. "This is a leadership team committed to growing and supporting their people at every level of the operation, and they are dedicated to improving the communities they serve."

Tampa, Florida-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. has nearly 900 restaurants in its global system.