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title: "Adam Klaers Joins Roy Rogers Restaurants as Executive Vice President"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/70fc4b6d-e28a-4fd6-a1bc-c72166a26b6d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221216_adam_klaers_joins_roy_rogers_restaurants_as_executive_vice_president.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2022-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:51:49.658Z
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# Adam Klaers Joins Roy Rogers Restaurants as Executive Vice President

**TL;DR:** Adam Klaers joins Roy Rogers Restaurants as Executive Vice President, bringing experience from the quick service industry. He will focus on optimizing existing locations and positioning the brand for growth in new markets.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-12-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221216_adam_klaers_joins_roy_rogers_restaurants_as_executive_vice_president.html).*

## Story

“Adam is an exciting new addition to the Roy Rogers leadership team and family,” says Roy Rogers Co-President Jim Plamondon. “He has a great track record in our quick service industry, and I’m confident that his strategic vision and proven leadership will strengthen our system and increase our sales and profitability.”

As Executive Vice President, Klaers will concentrate on optimizing performance of existing locations, while also positioning the brand to grow in new markets.

“I’ve had a long career in the restaurant franchising space and I’m excited to use my previous experience and passion to help develop the Roy Rogers brand,” says Klaers.

Previously, Klaers served as Regional Vice President for TOMS King, a Burger King franchise group, responsible for overseeing 60 of their locations, covering an area from Pittsburgh, PA to Richmond, VA and was charged with implementing a number of strategic initiatives. He also he spent four years as Director of Operations for Chipotle, leading 9 District Managers and over 65 locations and served as Regional Director of Operations for a 90-unit Great American Cookie Co. franchise group, and multi-unit manager for Taco Bell, a YUM Brands company.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- brand growth (topic)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- executive hiring (topic)
- Great American Cookies (company)
- Roy Rogers (company)
- quick-service industry (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221216_adam_klaers_joins_roy_rogers_restaurants_as_executive_vice_president.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/70fc4b6d-e28a-4fd6-a1bc-c72166a26b6d).