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Frances Allen joined Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. as President and CEO in February of 2020. Ms. Allen comes to Checkers & Rally’s with a proven track record of success in the restaurant industry and deep expertise across brand strategy, menu and marketing, franchising, restaurant technology, and restaurant operations, among other disciplines. Most recently, Ms. Allen served as Chief Executive Officer of Boston Market, where she implemented a multi-faceted transformation plan setting up the brand for future growth. Prior to Boston Market, Ms. Allen served as President of Jack-in-the-Box from 2014 to 2018, where she held full strategic and operational responsibility for the 2,200-unit, $3 billion hamburger quick service restaurant chain, generating superior results and upgrading the quality of the menu. Allen’s prior leadership experience includes successful tenures as Chief Brand Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Denny’s Corporation, where she helped lead a successful turnaround and repositioned the brand as “America’s Diner,” and as Chief Marketing Officer of Dunkin’ Donuts USA, where she played a key role in elevating the brand from a regional to a national player. She has also held leadership roles at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay. In addition to her role as the President and CEO of Checkers & Rally’s, Allen serves on the advisory board of No Kid Hungry.

Mark A Kaplan is a Chief Executive Officer & Entrepreneur at Great Wraps and Chief Executive Officer & Branding Guy at Phenomenal Brands....Branding Creator for Utopia Plastix, & Micrōb X and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked as Assistant Brand Manager - Colgate Toothbrushes & Palmolive Dish Liquid at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO, Brand Manager - Wheat Thins Crackers & Baby Ruth Candy Bars at Nabisco, and Senior Brand Manager - Sprite & Diet Sprite at COCA COLA CO. Mark attended University of Florida between 1973 and 1974, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY between 1979 and 1981, and The Wharton School between 1975 and 1977.