Atlanta — Church’s Texas Chicken® has named Roland Gonzalez as its new chief executive officer. Gonzalez will lead the legendary brand’s next phase of global growth and evolution, having played a key role in its transformation over the last 2 years as chief operations officer. He succeeds Joe Guith, who was named to the post in 2022.
Prior to joining Church’s Texas Chicken®, Gonzalez held senior leadership roles at major quick-service restaurant brands, including Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes, where he implemented successful global growth strategies and delivered high-impact results across RBI’s portfolio of 20,000+ restaurants.
“We are thrilled to welcome Roland Gonzalez as our new CEO — a visionary leader who already has had a tremendous impact on Church’s transformation as COO,” says Anand Gowda, founder of High Bluff Capital Partners. “His deep understanding of the QSR industry, commitment to growth-focused operational excellence and dedication to driving franchisee profitability make him the ideal leader to guide Church’s through its next major evolution.”
Gonzalez previously held numerous executive positions and key business operations roles including executive vice president for operations at Virtual Dining Concepts and head of global operations standards and strategy at Restaurant Brands International.
Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952 by George W. Church, Church’s Texas Chicken®, along with its sister brand Texas Chicken™ primarily outside of the U.S., is one of the largest quick-service chicken restaurant chains in the world. Texas Chicken™ and Church’s Texas Chicken® have more than 1,500 locations in 26 countries. For more information, visit churchstexaschicken.com and texaschicken.com. For information, visit https://www.churchs.com/franchising/.
SOURCE: Church’s Texas Chicken