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title: "Wingstop Appoints First Chief People Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fef6ba30-8484-4b16-950b-c14d311a4f0e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211216_wingstop_appoints_first_chief_people_officer.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2021-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:20.614Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Wingstop Appoints First Chief People Officer

**TL;DR:** Wingstop appoints Donnie as its first Chief People Officer after nearly 4 years of transformational leadership and growth. Donnie has made a tremendous impact on Wingstop's talent framework and culture, leading to industry-leading growth.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-12-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211216_wingstop_appoints_first_chief_people_officer.html).*

## Story

"After nearly 4 years of transformational leadership and growth, I'm thrilled to congratulate Donnie on this wonderful achievement," said Wingstop Chairman and CEO Charlie Morrison. "People are the foundation of our strategy and Donnie has made a tremendous impact on our talent framework and culture, which has propelled us forward with industry-leading growth."

Donnie has been instrumental in instilling The Wingstop Way - Wingstop's differentiating cultural values defined by Service-Minded, Authentic, Entrepreneurial and Fun. He also led the process for the purchase and complete renovation of Wingstop's Global Support Center (GSC) in Addison, TX. Fully wind-powered and spanning more than 75,000 square feet, the building features areas that promote collaboration and deliver an enhanced office environment while supporting Wingstop's mission to Serve the World Flavor.

As CPO, Donnie will continue leading culture and the talent management strategy for Wingstop's GSC and corporate restaurants, focused on building and retaining top talent.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Wingstop (company)
- Charlie Morrison (person)
- talent management (topic)
- corporate growth (topic)
- chief people officer (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211216_wingstop_appoints_first_chief_people_officer.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fef6ba30-8484-4b16-950b-c14d311a4f0e).