Quiznos Names Clyde Rucker Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Release date: May 23, 2007  /  Print This     RSS    

Quiznos, one of the nation’s fastest-growing quick service restaurant chains, today announced the appointment of Clyde Rucker as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, effective May 29, 2007. Mr. Rucker will report directly to Greg Brenneman, Quiznos CEO, President and Partner.

“Clyde is the best executive I have ever seen at leading and living a positive, high impact, fun and inclusive corporate culture,” said Mr. Brenneman. “His work with Burger King, Arby’s and KFC speaks to his deep understanding of franchising. Clyde will play a significant role achieving our ‘Go Forward Plan’ for success – creating a culture where franchise owners, employees, customers and the community all receive the full benefit and promise of the Quiznos brand.”

In this newly developed role, Mr. Rucker will manage the communications, human resources, real estate and administrative functions. He will also lead new programs for diversity inclusion, corporate relations and community affairs.

Mr. Rucker joins Quiznos after 12 years with Burger King Corporation, where his last job was SVP of Global Communications and External Affairs. There, he handled internal and external communications as well as community relations, corporate social responsibility, consumer relations and minority business development. Prior to that, he served as VP for the central region, managing the operations of over 2,000 restaurants covering 14 states, with approximately $2 billion in annual sales. Before joining Burger King, Mr. Rucker worked with Arby’s and KFC, where he worked in a variety of roles from operations to new channel development.

“Quiznos is an icon of a brand with a superior product platform and an unlimited upside. I look forward to supporting Greg across multiple functions as we look to take the brand to the next level,” said Mr. Rucker. “More so, I look forward to working with Greg again, a leader who is results driven, to support the creation of a culture that is results oriented, creative and empowering for our staff and franchise owners alike.”

Mr. Rucker has been well recognized for his professional achievements, including being awarded Corporate Executive of the Year-Summer 2005, Top 100 Blacks in Corporate America, Black Professionals Magazine-2005-2006, and Most Influential- Whos Who in Black South Florida. He is also a member of the 100 Black Men of America and holds a seat on the Board of Trustees for Florida Memorial University.

Mr. Rucker was educated in Colorado, completing his bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He received his master’s of science degree from Central Michigan University.