Recently hired executive makes immediate shift to crisis mode

The coronavirus pandemic delivered one of the region's newest big-company CEOs, Frances Allen, a supersized jolt. She's already pivoted to Plan B.

Frances Allen is the new CEO of Checkers & Rally's, starting work on Feb. 17. Courtesy photo.
Frances Allen is the new CEO of Checkers & Rally's, starting work on Feb. 17. Courtesy photo.
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Imagine becoming CEO of a 900-unit, nearly $1 billion quick-service restaurant chain in mid-February — mere weeks before the coronavirus pandemic and its social-distancing requirements devastated the U.S. economy.

 

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