Julia Stewart (businesswoman)
Julia Stewart | |
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| Born | August 4, 1955 |
| Occupation | Serves on the Board of Directors for Avery Dennison and a Board Member for the Children's Bureau of Southern California |
Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and former Chief Executive of DineEquity, America's largest casual dining company.[1] As of June 2019, Stewart serves as an independent director on the board of Avery Dennison.[2]
Career[]
In 1971, Stewart, when she was 16 years old, started working for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) as a waitress.[3]
After college[3] and before returning to IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division.[1]
DineEquity was formed in 2007, when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar for US$1.9 billion and debt. Prior to the takeover, Stewart had led IHOP through 18 consecutive quarters of growth, by moving over to a primarily franchise-driven business model.[4]
On the morning of Friday the 17th of February 2017, Julia Stewart resigned her position as Chief Executive Officer with DineEquity.[5]
Achievements[]
In 2006, Stewart ranked 49 on the Fortune magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Severson, Kim (August 19, 2008). "A Craving for Riblets and Change at Applebee's". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Julia Stewart Net Worth". wallmine. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Mabrey, Vicki; Rosenberg, Sarah (February 9, 2009). "Can Julia Stewart Save Applebee's? - From Waitress to CEO". ABC News. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ Meece, Mickey (August 11, 2007). "Can the IHOP Corp. Do for Applebee's What It Did for Itself?". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Maze, Jonathan (February 17, 2017). "DineEquity CEO Julia Stewart resigns". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Benner, Katie; Levenson, Eugenia; Arora, Rupali. "49. Julia Stewart". CNN Business. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- American women chief executives
- American chief executives of food industry companies
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American businesswomen
- 21st-century American businesswomen