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Church's Chicken adds two SVPs to support global expansion

March 6, 2012

Church's Chicken CEO Jim Hyatt announced the appointments of Michael Mader, senior vice president, Global Strategy, Planning and Alliances, and John (Barry) Barnett, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain and Purchasing, to the chain's Leadership Team.

"Mike and Barry bring a wealth of experience to our team and will help guide the company's strategy, commitment to quality, and in having strong alliances with our vendor partners. These positions strengthen our management team and our ability to accomplish our short, mid, and long-range objectives," Hyatt said.

Before joining Church's, Mader was the vice president of Sales at The Coca-Cola Company responsible for the Burger King Corporation account worldwide. He directed all facets of the relationship and led and developed a global cross-functional team of professionals from every discipline in the corporation.

In this newly created position at Church's, Mader has global accountability for strategy development, midrange and long-term planning facilitation and execution, and management of key strategic alliances and partnerships. He will work closely with both the domestic and international teams in the development of growth strategies and will optimize relationships with strategic partners to assist with current and future opportunities.

Barnett most recently was vice president, Global Supply Chain at Burger King Corporation, where he was responsible for establishing and executing the strategic supply chain vision, strategy and oversight of food, packaging, distribution, equipment and facilities worldwide.

Prior to joining Burger King, Barnett was vice president of Purchasing for Restaurant Services Incorporated (RSI). In his position at Church's, he will be responsible for all global supply chain initiatives and supporting the chain's growth worldwide.

Both positions report directly to Hyatt.

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