Joe Rogers Jr. | |
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Born | Joseph W. Rogers Jr. 1950/1951(age 70–71) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | chairman and former CEO of Waffle House |
Successor | Walter G. Ehmer |
Spouse(s) | Fran Maynard |
Parent(s) | Joe Rogers Sr. Ruth Jolley Rogers |
Joe Rogers Jr. (born 1950/1951) is an American businessman, and the chairman and former CEO of Waffle House, a franchise restaurant chain co-founded by his father Joe Rogers Sr.
He was born in Jackson, Tennessee, the eldest of four children of Joe Rogers Sr. and his wife, Ruth Jolley Rogers. [2] [3]
In 1973, Rogers was appointed CEO of Waffle House. [2] He was succeeded in 2012 by Walter G. Ehmer.[ citation needed ]
Rogers is the chairman of Waffle House. [4]
In 2006, Rogers married Fran Maynard. [4]
As of 2018, Rogers is involved in a sex tape case with a former housekeeper, and is counter-suing the defendant's lawyers. [4]
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Joe Rogers may refer to:
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