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title: "Captain D’s Names Jeff Wilson Chief Financial Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e23fcc36-b560-405c-b68a-ca1683e11ebe
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230811_captain_ds_names_jeff_wilson_chief_financial_officer.html
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","People"]
published: 2023-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:08:04.252Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611974789855-9c2a0a7236a3?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Captain D’s Names Jeff Wilson Chief Financial Officer

**TL;DR:** Captain D's has named Jeff Wilson as its Chief Financial Officer, bringing finance and operations experience from Cracker Barrel. Wilson spent 15 years at Cracker Barrel, most recently as vice president of finance and CFO of the Emerging Brands group.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-08-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230811_captain_ds_names_jeff_wilson_chief_financial_officer.html).*

## Story

“We are pleased to have Jeff join the Captain D’s executive team, bringing with him a wealth of finance, operations, and profitability enhancement skills in both public and private companies,” said Phil Greifeld, CEO and president of Captain D’s.

Wilson spent the past 15 years at Cracker Barrel, most recently as the company’s vice president of finance and CFO of the Emerging Brands group. He also served as corporate controller and vice president of operations analysis for the company. Prior to his time with Cracker Barrel, Wilson joined Metromedia Restaurant Group in Dallas directly after college and was there a decade, working his way up to CFO. He earned a master’s in business from the University of Texas at Dallas and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Idaho.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Captain D's (company)
- cfo appointment (topic)
- Cracker Barrel (company)
- finance leadership (topic)
- Phil Greifeld (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230811_captain_ds_names_jeff_wilson_chief_financial_officer.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e23fcc36-b560-405c-b68a-ca1683e11ebe).