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title: "CKE Restaurants Names Industry Veteran as Senior Vice President, Hardee's Operations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/599f4f18-a3b7-4d75-a688-b384a59bf13b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220128_cke_restaurants_names_industry_veteran_as_senior_vice_president_hardee39s_o.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","People","Operations"]
published: 2022-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:11:13.728Z
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# CKE Restaurants Names Industry Veteran as Senior Vice President, Hardee's Operations

**TL;DR:** CKE Restaurants has appointed Eric Wyatt as Senior Vice President, Hardee's Operations, overseeing domestic operations for over 1,750 locations. Wyatt brings experience from previous roles at Boston Market Corporation, Corner Bakery Café, Taco Bell, Starbucks, and American Bread Company.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-01-28. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220128_cke_restaurants_names_industry_veteran_as_senior_vice_president_hardee39s_o.html).*

## Story

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2022 // PRNewswire // - CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (CKE), owner, operator and franchisor of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, announced the appointment of Eric Wyatt as Senior Vice President, Hardee's Operations. Wyatt will oversee company and franchise domestic operations for more than 1,750 locations in the Southern and Midwestern United States.

"Eric is a successful operating executive with experience in both franchisor and franchisee led companies," said Chief Operating Officer John Dunion. "He is known as a skilled operator with in-depth knowledge of operating procedures, systems, practices and performance. Best of all, he has strong people and communication skills, something that is vital to our organization."

Most recently, Wyatt served as chief operating officer of Boston Market Corporation and Corner Bakery Café. While there, he restructured the field organization for both brands and created field learning and facilities teams. He was also at the helm navigating a global pandemic, managing labor challenges and building a transformative path forward for the brands.

Previously, Wyatt held progressive executive management positions with Taco Bell corporate and franchise groups, Starbucks and American Bread Company, a franchisee of Panera Bread. He has global experience, having led business planning and implementation in the U.S., as well as advised and supported leadership in countries across North and South America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

"I'm incredibly excited to join the Hardee's brand. Hardee's is a world-class franchise organization, plus they have superb company operated restaurants," said Wyatt. "Hardee's iconic brand has a longstanding tradition of quality food served by people who truly care about their guests. I look forward to being part of a great future."

Wyatt holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Starbucks (company)
- franchise operations (topic)
- Panera Bread (company)
- Hardee's (company)
- CKE Restaurants (company)
- Corner Bakery Cafe (company)
- Boston Market (company)
- operations management (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220128_cke_restaurants_names_industry_veteran_as_senior_vice_president_hardee39s_o.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/599f4f18-a3b7-4d75-a688-b384a59bf13b).