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title: "Inspire Brands Executive Darla Morse Takes on CIO Role at CKE Restaurants"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a8267fa1-1602-48fd-8543-3ed11ac063fe
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/inspire-brands-executive-darla-morse-takes-on-cio-role-at-cke-restaurants-2709534
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2019-03-26T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:00.987Z
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# Inspire Brands Executive Darla Morse Takes on CIO Role at CKE Restaurants

**TL;DR:** CKE Restaurants has appointed Darla Morse, an executive from Inspire Brands, as its new chief information officer. CKE Restaurants is the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-03-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/inspire-brands-executive-darla-morse-takes-on-cio-role-at-cke-restaurants-2709534).*

## Story

CKE Restaurants has tapped Inspire Brands executive Darla Morse as its new chief information officer, according to a QSR report.

Morse’s responsibilities at CKE will include overseeing global information systems to support internal and external operations, according to QSR.

CKE Restaurants is the parent company of brands such as Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, and brands under the Inspire Brands umbrella include Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Rusty Taco.

“Darla has extensive and valuable food industry experience that will help guide the evolution of our company and our brands,” CKE CEO Jason Marker said, according to QSR. “We’re thrilled to leverage Darla’s technology expertise to drive efficiencies internally, externally and among our franchisees.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Arby's (company)
- Inspire Brands (company)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (company)
- Carl's Jr. (company)
- Hardee's (company)
- CKE Restaurants (company)
- Rusty Taco (company)
- food industry (topic)
- cio role (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/inspire-brands-executive-darla-morse-takes-on-cio-role-at-cke-restaurants-2709534). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a8267fa1-1602-48fd-8543-3ed11ac063fe).