Chicken Salad Chick CEO and leadership

Jim Thompson CFE is a Chief Operations Officer at Chicken Salad Chick and is based in Auburn, Alabama. He has worked as Regional VP of Operations at Kings Family Restaurants, Senior Training Specialist at Mellon Bank, and Vice President of Operations at Chicken Salad Chick. Jim studied at NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY between 2009 and 2010, Robert Morris University between 2001 and 2003, and Georgetown University between 2010 and 2010.

Tom Carr is a strategic, creative and versatile executive with a marketing career that spans restaurant, entertainment, consumer products and media. He has been recognized for achievements in brand strategy, integrated marketing, advertising, social and digital media, content and strategic partnerships.

As a marketing leader, Tom has fueled business results and growth, driven brand awareness, established partnerships and managed P&L across corporate, agency and entrepreneurial arenas.

Key business contributions include strengthening brand position and measurement, launching a media start-up, product extensions, opening new sales channels, campaigning hit shows, creating memorable advertising and establishing social media platforms.

A dynamic, collaborative leader, Tom has helped originate and extend campaigns like \'Pizza! Pizza!\', \'We Know Drama\', \'No Rules. Just Right.\', and \'Just Do It.\' He was also behind some of TV's biggest events of the past decade including the #1 drama, #1 cable movie and #1 reality program in cable history. Tom's team was honored as ‘marketing team of the year’, and he has been twice-named ‘marketer of the year’ within the cable industry.

A Princeton University alumnus and New Orleans native, Tom attributes his appetite for unique characters and brand storytelling to growing up in a town where the culture is as flavorful as the cooking.

Specialties: Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Creative, Media Management, Partnerships, Digital Strategy, Multi-Platform Communications, Social Media, Content Marketing, Public Relations, Team-Building, Innovation.