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Chris
Elliott
President
Chris Elliott is the president of Cinnabon, Inc. A foodservice
veteran, Elliott boasts a successful track record of 25
years of experience in the restaurant industry. He began
his career at Cinnabon in 2001 as chief operating officer
and is credited for a re-merchandising program that better
positioned the brand to compete in the competitive retail
environment. Additionally, Elliott led an initiative to
expand the menu offerings and improve the brand’s equipment
technology. He also improved the organization’s operations
talent and leveraged company resources by restructuring
key departments. Elliott played a key role in the implementation
of Cinnabon’s conversion strategy, which transfers ownership
of company bakeries to new and existing franchisees. 
After assuming the role of interim president, he lead the
company through a resource reallocation program, which aligned
the company’s corporate function to better support key sales
building functions such as research and development and
franchise partner support. Elliott has also been responsible
for the implementation of new distribution channels and
alternative venues for the brand.
Prior to joining Cinnabon, he served at Church's Chicken™
as its chief operating officer. After joining Church's in
1997, he led the design of a new high efficiency restaurant
prototype that resulted in a 20% lower initial investment.
Additionally, Elliott implemented design changes in the
new restaurant operating system that resulted in a 40% reduction
in implementation costs, improved product quality and speed
of service.
Prior to joining Church's Chicken, he was president and
chief operating officer of Morrison's, Inc. Elliott also
served as senior director of operations for Pizza Hut, Inc.
He holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia
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