Sonic
Taps Company Veteran to Lead Company-Owned Restaurants
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Christina
Bell Vaughan Appointed President of Sonic Restaurants, Inc.
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Oklahoma City, OK – January
2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Sonic
Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants,
announced the appointment of Christina Bell Vaughan as president of Sonic
Restaurants, Inc. (SRI), the company’s wholly owned subsidiary of drive-in
restaurants.
Vaughan
is a 15-year veteran of SONIC, joining the company in 2002 in field marketing.
After spending a number of years in the field working on both the marketing
and operations, Vaughan was appointed vice president of market strategies
in 2012. In that role, she led the company’s 20/20 Drive-In initiative
to convert SONIC’s 3,500-unit system to new point-of-sale and proprietary
point-of-personalized service (POPS) technology. Most recently serving
as vice president of franchise operations, Vaughan was responsible for
leading, building and maintaining franchisee relationships in the central
region of the U.S.
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In her
role as president of SRI, Vaughan will oversee operations, facilities,
field marketing and risk management for all company-owned drive-ins. She
also will serve on the executive committee of the Sonic Franchisee Advisory
Council, and report directly to the company’s chief executive officer,
Cliff Hudson.
“Christina
is a common-sense-driven executive leader who has delivered in every position
she has held with our company,” said Hudson. “She is a smart strategist,
and I am delighted to see her move into such a critical position with our
company. Her experience working with franchisees will pay dividends as
she moves to manage our owned operations, side by side with franchise owners.”
Vaughan,
originally from Kansas City, will be based in SONIC’s headquarters in Oklahoma
City.
About
SONIC, America’s Drive-In
SONIC,
America’s Drive-In is the nation’s largest drive-in restaurant chain serving
approximately 3 million customers every day. More than 90 percent of SONIC’s
3,500 drive-in locations are owned and operated by local business men and
women. For 64 years, SONIC has delighted guests with signature menu items,
1.3 million drink combinations and friendly service by iconic Carhops.
Since the 2009 launch of SONIC’s Limeades for Learning campaign in partnership
with DonorsChoose.org, SONIC has donated $7.4 million to public school
teacher’s classrooms nationwide to fund essential learning materials and
innovative teaching resources to inspire creativity and learning in their
students. To learn more about Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ/NM: SONC), please visit
sonicdrivein.com and please
visit or follow us on Facebook
and Twitter. To learn
about SONIC’s Limeades for Learning initiative, please visit LimeadesforLearning.com.
Contact:
SONIC
Corp.
Christi
Woodworth
Vice
President of Public Relations
405-225-5600 |