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Wingstop Appoints Scott
McLeod
Senior Vice President
of Operations
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Dallas,
TX – July 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Wingstop
Inc. (NASDAQ:WING),
the award-winning fast-casual concept with 1,031 locations worldwide, announces
that it has hired restaurant industry veteran Scott McLeod as Senior Vice
President of Operations. Mr. McLeod will be responsible for overseeing
the chain’s domestic corporate and franchise operations as well as training.
He will report to Charlie Morrison, Chairman and CEO of Wingstop.
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Mr.
McLeod spent nearly 20 years with Domino’s Pizza and held a number of senior
positions in the company. He most recently served as National Director
of Operations and Development for a Domino’s United Kingdom franchise,
overseeing the country’s more than £1B in annual sales. Under Mr.
McLeod’s leadership, Domino’s successfully grew both its total sales and
new store development to become the number one pizza chain in total market
share in the United Kingdom. Prior to that, Mr. McLeod held senior domestic
positions with Domino’s including leading the chain’s South and East area
franchise operations. He also served as National Vice President of Development
and Operations for Domino’s in Ann Arbor, MI.
“Scott
has a proven track record for success with significant breadth and depth
of experience that comes from working with one of the most recognized restaurant
organizations in the world,” said Mr. Morrison. “As we continue to grow
our business both here in the U.S. and internationally, Scott will be instrumental
in maintaining our unique brand position, and positioning us for greater
growth.”
“I
am incredibly excited to join the Wingstop family,” said Mr. McLeod. “I
look forward to collaborating with these talented restaurant industry leaders
and to helping Wingstop on its path to becoming a top ten worldwide restaurant
brand.”
About
Wingstop
Founded
in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING)
operates and franchises 1,031 restaurants across the United States, Mexico,
Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia
and Saudi Arabia. The Wing Experts’ menu features classic and boneless
wings with 11 bold, distinctive flavors including Original Hot, Cajun,
Atomic, Mild, Teriyaki, Lemon Pepper, Hawaiian, Garlic Parmesan, Hickory
Smoked BBQ, Louisiana Rub, and Mango Habanero. Wingstop’s wings are always
cooked to order, hand-sauced and tossed and served with a variety of house-made
sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries. Having grown its domestic same
store sales for 13 consecutive years, the Company has been ranked #3 on
the “Top 100 Fastest Growing Restaurant Chains” by Nation’s Restaurant
News (2016), #7 on the “Top 40 Fast Casual Chains” by Restaurant Business
(2016), and was named “Best Franchise Deal in North America” by QSR magazine
(2014). Wingstop was ranked #88 on Fortune’s 100 Best Medium Workplaces
list in October 2016. For more information visit www.Wingstop.com
or www.WingstopFranchise.com.
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Contact:
Wingstop
Inc.
Brian
Bell
972-707-3956 |