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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Sonic Names Claudia San Pedro President"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bee7d108-a613-4d7e-a614-38780fc22a65
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-sonic-names-claudia-san-pedro-president-2705444
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-02-05T16:11:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:52:40.523Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Sonic Names Claudia San Pedro President

**TL;DR:** Sonic has named Claudia San Pedro as its new President, succeeding Todd Smith. San Pedro will oversee various aspects of the company, including supply chain and franchise sales, and will be succeeded as CFO by Corey Horsch.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-sonic-names-claudia-san-pedro-president-2705444).*

## Story

After Todd Smith’s resignation and departure year, Sonic has been searching for a replacement to take the lead over its 3,500 restaurants. According to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article, Claudia San Pedro has been named President of Sonic Corp. after serving as CFO since 2015 and starting with the company as treasurer 12 years ago. San Pedro will be succeeded by Corey Horsch as the chief financial officer.

“Claudia is a highly skilled leader with an eye for developing talent, as evidenced by our ability to seamlessly transition Corey into the CFO role,” J. Clifford Hudson, Sonic’s CEO, said. “Claudia’s focus on building relationships, business acumen and strategic mindset position the company well for future growth.”

As President, San Pedro will be in charge of supply chain, franchise sales and development, franchisee relations and business planning. With her background and experience, she will also oversee the finance function.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- executive appointment (topic)
- leadership change (topic)
- Sonic (company)
- Todd Smith (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-sonic-names-claudia-san-pedro-president-2705444). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bee7d108-a613-4d7e-a614-38780fc22a65).