Staffing

Jack in the Box adds chief people, information officers

(Shown left to right) Newly named Jack In The Box Chief People Officer Steve Piano and Chief Information Officer Carlson Choi. (Photos provided)

April 30, 2021

Jack in the Box has named Steve Piano as chief people officer and Carlson Choi as chief information officer as the company continues the strategic transformation of its executive leadership team, a news release said.

Piano, who most recently served as head of human resources for global health and wellness company, GNC Holdings LLC, brings more than 10 years of executive-level HR experience to the company. He will support the company's employees at its San Diego restaurant support center, as well as at its systemwide locations.

Choi joins the company from the Philippines-based Jollibee Foods Corp. where he was global chief digital officer and CIO.

"Carlson and Steve will be instrumental in driving our strategic initiatives focused on people and technology and will help us provide world-class support to our entire system," Jack in the Box CEO Darin Harris said in the release. "Combined with the additions we've already made to our executive leadership team, they will help us achieve our strategic goals as we continue to evolve our business through operational excellence across all key departments. More importantly, they both clearly fit the Jack culture, and share our heart for serving our people and franchisees well."

Jack in the Box, based in San Diego, has more than 2,200 restaurants in 21 states and Guam.