Susannah Frost has been promoted to the position of president of Chick-fil-A. In her role, Ms. Frost will provide coordination with a focus on maintaining the growth of the company and sustaining market leadership as Chair the Executive Committee. Andrew T. Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, noted, “Having served as a CEO for three years, the timing is right to expand our leadership capabilities to include a president who will work closely with me and our Executive Committee to steward our domestic and global expansion.”
Ms. Frost joined Chick-fil-A in 2007 from Troutman Sanders, a real estate law firm. She earned a baccalaureate degree in mathematics from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Emory University. She has completed executive programs at Columbia and Harvard Universities.
In accepting the position, Ms. Frost noted, “We have the opportunity to scale care with excellence across 3,000-plus restaurants and international markets. I look forward to working alongside Andrew, our leaders, operators and staff to provide support for our customers in the communities we serve.”