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NRA renews CEO's contract

The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement on its decision to renew the contract for Association President and CEO Dawn Sweeney.

February 10, 2015

The National Restaurant Association has issued a statement on its decision to renew the contract for Association President and CEO Dawn Sweeney. According to the press release:

"We are pleased to report that at last week's joint NRA Board of Directors/National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Trustees meeting, we announced that Association and Educational Foundation President and CEO Dawn Sweeney's contract is being extended for five years, beginning in January 2015," said Jack Crawford, Chairman of the Board of the National Restaurant Association.

"Dawn has been an outstanding CEO for the past seven years, and we know that she will continue to provide vision and impactful leadership on behalf of the industry for the foreseeable future."

"I am honored to lead the National Restaurant Association and its Educational Foundation, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with the Association's Board, the Foundation's Trustees, members and stakeholders," said Sweeney.  "It is a privilege to work on behalf of industry that touches and positively impacts so many lives, and provides such tremendous opportunities for individuals to succeed.  We will continue to find ways to advocate and help the industry continue to thrive and grow, as a critical part of the fabric of communities across the country, and a significant component of our nation's economy."

Sweeney became CEO in late 2007, growing NRA revenues 40 percent since her start.