Hala Moddelmog

Last updated
Hala Moddelmog
Personal details
Born (1956-01-03) January 3, 1956 (age 68)
Education Georgia Southern University (BA)
University of Georgia (MA)

Hala Moddelmog (born January 3, 1956) became the first female president and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) [1] in January 2014, [2] following a career in the corporate and non-profit sectors. Moddelmog has 19 years of career experience in president and CEO roles. Her areas of expertise are strategic planning, marketing, brand and product development, and assembling and managing high performance teams and brand revitalization. [3] Moddelmog is currently the President and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center, a role she took on in September 2020.

Contents

Education

Moddelmog earned a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia and a bachelor's degree in English from Georgia Southern University. She has also attended Executive Education program at Harvard University and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, and has her National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) certification.

Previous employment

Prior to joining MAC, Moddelmog was president of Atlanta-based Arby's Restaurant Group, [4] an international quick-service restaurant chain with approximately 3,500 units and annual system-wide sales of approximately $3 billion. Under her leadership, Arby's had 12 consecutive quarters of comparable store sales increases and increased EBITDA by 80 percent from 2011 to 2012. Her team created new brand positioning, launched new product platforms and new advertising campaigns and redesigned the logo.

In 2006, she was chosen as president and CEO [5] of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, [6] the world's largest grassroots organization working to eradicate breast cancer through education, awareness, public policy and science throughout the globe. While at Komen, Moddelmog established a Scientific Advisory Board with an annual grant of $100 million for scientific research, and established the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Alliance, a 501(c)(4) designed to advocate for breast cancer patients at the federal and state level. [7] While she was president, Komen received its first-ever 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, there was an increase the number of corporate sponsors and she led international mission delegations to Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. [8]

Moddelmog was the first woman to lead an international restaurant company when in 1995 she was named president of Church's Chicken, [9] the world's third largest chicken brand with 1,500+ restaurants in 15 countries and nearly $1 billion in system sales. During her tenure, the company experienced eight years of consecutive comparable sales increases, which outpaced the food service industry growth rate.

Personal life

Moddelmog resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Steve Moddelmog. They have two adult children. [10]

Board involvement

Moddelmog serves/has served on multiple boards – public, private, advisory and nonprofit – and is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, corporations, associations, and TV and radio on topics that include her business areas of focus as well as women's business advancement and public board service. Her many board, civic and professional affiliations, past and present, include: Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre, International Women's Forum, Women Corporate Directors, The Committee of 200 (c200), United Way of Metro Atlanta, YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Women's Foodservice Forum, Atlanta Women's Foundation, Atlanta Committee for Progress, and many more. She also previously served as a director on the board of Amerigroup (NYSE:AGP) and on the board of AMN Healthcare (NYSE:AHS).

Awards

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arby's</span> American sandwich chain based in Sandy Springs, Georgia

Arby's is an American fast food sandwich restaurant chain with more than 3,300 restaurants. The flagship property of Inspire Brands, it ranked third in systemwide sales in the United States in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant industries in 2012, behind Subway and Panera Bread. In October 2017, Food & Wine called Arby's "America's second largest sandwich chain ".

The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness. Pink ribbons, and the color pink in general, identify the wearer or promoter with the breast cancer brand and express moral support for people with breast cancer. Pink ribbons are most commonly seen during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan G. Komen for the Cure</span> American non-profit organization

Susan G. Komen is a breast cancer organization in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buffalo Wild Wings</span> American sports bar and restaurant chain

Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States, Canada, India, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and United Arab Emirates which specializes in Buffalo wings and sauces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nancy Brinker</span> Non-profit executive and political appointee

Nancy Goodman Brinker is the founder of The Promise Fund and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Brinker was also United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2001 to 2003 and Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. In 2011, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control by the World Health Organization. For her work on breast cancer research, Time magazine named Brinker to its 2008 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Brinker was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama on August 12, 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karen Handel</span> American politician (born 1962)

Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.

Sally J. Smith is president and former chief executive officer of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.

Sara Del Carmen Jofre González was the President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (1996–2008) and founder of the Hispanic American Center for Economic Development (2001) in Atlanta.

Jon L. Luther is an American foodservice industry executive. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Dunkin' Brands. Luther is the chairman of the board of the Culinary Institute of America and Arby's Restaurant Group, and a director at Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, Wingstop Restaurants, and Tempur Sealy International.

Alexine Clement Jackson was the Chair, Board of Directors of Susan G. Komen and former National President of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). She is the immediate past president of Black Women's Agenda and former Chair, the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denise Morrison</span> American business executive (born 1954)

Denise M. Morrison is an American business executive who served as president and chief executive officer of Campbell Soup Company from 2011 through 2018. Named the "21st Most Powerful Woman in Business" by Fortune magazine in 2011, Morrison was elected a director of Campbell in October 2010. She became Campbell's 12th leader in the company's 140-year history. Morrison retired from Campbell in May 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicki Escarra</span> American businessperson and entrepreneur

Vicki Escarra is an American business executive and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Vicki Escarra LLC and serves as a Senior Advisor and Executive Coach at Boston Consulting Group. Vicki is primarily known for her tenure as CMO of Delta Air Lines, CEO of Feeding America, and Global CEO of Opportunity International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kat Cole</span> American businesswoman

Katrina "Kat" Cole is an American businesswoman. She is the Chief Operating Officer, President and Board Member of Athletic Greens and the former Chief Operating Officer and President of North America for Focus Brands. She is a former President of Focus Brands' subsidiary Cinnabon, an American chain of retail bakeries specializing in cinnamon buns. Prior to that, she was an Executive Vice President of Hooters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathleen Mazzarella</span> President of Graybar Electri

Kathleen "Kathy" Mazzarella has been the Chief Executive and President of Graybar Electric Co. since June 1, 2012. In addition, she has been the Chairman of Graybar Electric Co. since January 1, 2013. As of May 2020, she is one of only 37 women CEOs of the Fortune 500.

Katherine "Kay" Krill was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ANN INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group from 2000 - 2015. ANN INC. comprises several leading women's specialty and apparel retail brands. It operates 1,034 Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT, LOFT Outlet and Lou & Grey stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and online.

Frances Huntley-Cooper is the former mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, and was the first African American mayor elected to office in the state of Wisconsin. She was elected on April 2, 1991, and served from 1991 to 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathleen Hogan</span> American business executive

Kathleen Hogan is Executive Vice President for human resources and Chief People Officer at Microsoft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelli Valade</span> American businesswoman

Kelli Valade is an American businesswoman who was formerly the chief executive officer of Red Lobster. Previously she was CEO and president of Black Box Intelligence. She is the former brand president of Chili's Grill & Bar and former executive vice president at Brinker International. Prior to that, she held many executive positions in operations as COO and in human resources.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul J. Brown</span> American businessman

Paul J. Brown is an American businessman and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Inspire Brands. He is the former chief executive officer of Arby’s.

Mylin Ann Torres is an American breast cancer radiation oncologist. Torres is the Louisa and Rand Glenn Family Chair in Breast Cancer Research and director of the Glenn Family Breast Center.

References

  1. ↑ "Metro Atlanta Chamber".
  2. ↑ Saporta, Maria (November 21, 2013). "Metro Atlanta Chamber names Hala Moddelmog president". Saporta Report. Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Truby, J.Scott (November 21, 2013). "Business Reporter". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Communications. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jenna Goudreau (February 13, 2013). "The Hiring Secret Behind Arby's Turnaround Success". Forbes.com.
  5. ↑ Hrywna, Mark (November 19, 2009). "Komen CEO Leaves, 3 Days After New Federal Cancer Guidelines". The Nonprofit Times. NPT Publishing Group. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "You Tube". YouTube . Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ Garrard, Alice (June 1, 2007). "Newsmakers". Philanthropy News Digest. Foundation Center. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ Newsweek Staff (September 30, 2008). "U.S. Breast Cancer Advocates Reach out to Africa". Newsweek. IBT Media. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "UGA Women Leaders". Archived from the original on August 15, 2010.
  10. ↑ Profile, valdostadailytimes.com; accessed April 30, 2014.

Sources

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.