---
title: "Subway names industry veteran as new CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8b286242-f41b-4f40-a6c2-22bf8517cbfb
source: "Franchise Magazine USA"
original_url: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/subway-names-industry-veteran-as-new-ceo/
author: "Andrew Carlo"
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2025-12-02T13:24:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T00:54:23.404Z
image: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kansas_Subway_Fresh_Forward.png
---

# Subway names industry veteran as new CEO

**TL;DR:** Subway has named Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its new CEO, effective July 28, to drive growth and innovation. Fitzpatrick joins Subway from Driven Brands, where he was president and CEO.

*By Andrew Carlo, originally published in Franchise Magazine USA on 2025-12-02. [Read the original](https://franchisemagazineusa.com/subway-names-industry-veteran-as-new-ceo/).*

## Story

Subway, the global food and beverage brand, has named a new chief executive officer.

Effective July 28, Jonathan Fitzpatrick joins the sandwich maker as CEO following a comprehensive executive search conducted by the company. Subway operates than 19,000 U.S. locations.

The company said that interim CEO Carrie Walsh will work with Fitzpatrick during the transition period. Walsh was named interim CEO last November with former CEO John Chidsey retiring at the end of 2024.

Fitzpatrick most recently served as president and CEO of Driven Brands, which maintains one of the largest automotive services portfolios in the nation. Driven Brands includes Meineke, Maaco, Take 5 Oil Change, Auto Glass Now, and Carstar.

Prior to Driven Brands, Fitzpatrick held senior leadership positions at Burger King, including serving as executive vice president and chief brand and operations officer.

“I’m honored to lead this iconic brand that has been serving guests around the world for 60 years,” Fitzpatrick said in a statement issued by Subway. “Subway has a solid foundation built on decades of providing freshly made, better-for-you options with value and convenience. I’m excited by the opportunity to shape the future of the company, working alongside our valued franchisees and employees to help drive increased sales and franchisee profitability and grow our brand around the world.”

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Franchise Magazine USA (publication)
- Burger King (company)
- Subway (company)
- growth strategy (topic)
- Andrew Carlo (person)
- leadership change (topic)
- Driven Brands (company)
- ceo appointment (topic)
- John Chidsey (person)
- Carrie Walsh (person)
- Jonathan Fitzpatrick (person)

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Originally reported by Andrew Carlo, Franchise Magazine USA (https://franchisemagazineusa.com/subway-names-industry-veteran-as-new-ceo/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8b286242-f41b-4f40-a6c2-22bf8517cbfb).