Julia Stewart (businesswoman)

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Julia Stewart
Born (1955-08-04) August 4, 1955 (age 70)
United States
Occupation(s)Serves on the board of directors for Avery Dennison and as 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, Inc., now known as Dine Brands Global Inc., a publicly traded food and beverage company based in Pasadena, California.

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Career

In 1971, Stewart, when she was 16 years old, started working for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) as a waitress. [1]

After college [1] and before returning to IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division. [2]

Dine Brands Global was formed as "DineEquity" in 2007, when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's 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. [3]

Stewart resigned the position of chief executive officer with DineEquity in February, 2017. [4] [5]

Achievements

In 2006, Stewart ranked 49 on the Fortune magazine list of the 50 Most Powerful Women [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Mabrey, Vicki; Rosenberg, Sarah (February 9, 2009). "Can Julia Stewart Save Applebee's? - From Waitress to CEO". ABC News . Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Severson, Kim (August 19, 2008). "A Craving for Riblets and Change at Applebee's". New York Times . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Maze, Jonathan (February 17, 2017). "DineEquity CEO Julia Stewart resigns". Nations Restaurant News . Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Applebee's sales decline pushes out Julia Stewart". Nation's Restaurant News. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  6. ↑ Benner, Katie; Levenson, Eugenia; Arora, Rupali. "49. Julia Stewart". CNN Business . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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