T.G.I. Friday’s®, the casual dining leader, today announced Anita Phillips as the president and chief operating officer of T.G.I. Friday’s USA company-owned restaurants. She has been serving in this role on an interim basis since November 2010 and will report to Nick Shepherd, president and chief executive officer of Carlson Restaurants, parent company of T.G.I. Friday’s, and serve on the executive team.
Phillips will be fully responsible for leading and executing strategy across the 300 company-owned Friday’s restaurants throughout the US, ensuring guests enjoy the legendary “In Here, It’s Always Friday” experience.
Phillips will serve alongside Lee Sanders, president of Friday’s USA franchise business, as they strive towards delivering Friday’s Ambition 2015 goals of being the guest-preferred restaurant and bar, the employer of choice and the investment opportunity of choice in the industry.
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