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Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken appoints Collin Donnelly VP growth, development

Photo: Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

February 19, 2026

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Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken has named Collin Donnelly as VP of growth and development. Donnelly will work closely with CDO Logan Sumner and the field leadership team to support new restaurant openings, strengthen operational processes and maximize franchisee profitability. He will oversee initiatives to enhance unit economics and streamline development processes to support multi-unit growth, according to a press release.

Collin Donnelly. Photo: Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken

"We are excited to welcome Collin to our leadership team and further strengthen our development bench," Ryan Weaver, CEO of Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, said in the press release. "His growth mindset and proven ability to build scalable teams and systems will be instrumental as we continue to grow across existing and emerging markets."

Donnelly most recently served as VP of Gym Growth for Crunch Fitness, a global fitness franchise. He has held previous roles with Take 5 Oil Change and Take 5 Car Wash where he started as a technician and advanced through the organization to vice president of operational excellence, where he led initiatives to improve processes, develop training programs, grow membership and create infrastructure that drove margin expansion.

"I'm honored to join Lee's during such a milestone year and an exciting period of growth," Donnelly said in the press release. "As I join the Famous Family, my focus is simple, continuing to expand our growth sustainably while making it easier for our teams to deliver a world-class experience for our guests while supporting sustainable growth."

Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken has more than 130 locations in 12 U.S. states and in Canada.

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