Dan T. Cathy President and Chief Operating Officer Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Dan T. Cathy President and Chief Operating Officer Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Dan T. Cathy President and Chief Operating Officer Chick-fil-A, Inc.
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<strong>Dan</strong> T. <strong>Cathy</strong> / Page 2<br />
After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Georgia Southern<br />
University, <strong>Dan</strong> returned to <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A where he served as director of operations – opening more than 50<br />
new <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A restaurants throughout the country.<br />
As <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A continued to grow, so did <strong>Dan</strong>'s responsibilities with the company. He has served as senior<br />
director of operations, vice president of operations <strong>and</strong> executive vice president prior to being named<br />
president <strong>and</strong> chief operating officer.<br />
As dedicated to <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A as he is, <strong>Dan</strong> also finds time to give generously of his time <strong>and</strong> efforts in the<br />
community. Following is just a partial list of his awards, af<strong>fil</strong>iations <strong>and</strong> associations:<br />
• Member, Board of Trustees, Berry College<br />
• Member, Board of Councilors, The Carter Center<br />
• Member, The New Hope Baptist Church (<strong>and</strong> trumpet player in the church b<strong>and</strong>)<br />
• Sunday School Teacher, 12 th Grade Boys – Youth teacher for 37 years<br />
• Member, Board of Atlanta Metro Chamber of Commerce<br />
• Member, Board of The Malizia Clinic<br />
• Advisory Board, Heritage Preparatory School<br />
• Recipient of the Outst<strong>and</strong>ing American Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame – 2003<br />
• Honorary Doctorate Degree from the State University of West Georgia, Anderson College <strong>and</strong><br />
Carver Bible College<br />
• Honorary Doctorate of Humanities Degree from Anderson College – 2005<br />
• Honorary Doctorate from HBCA Entrepreneur Summit<br />
And in his "spare" time, <strong>Dan</strong> earned his Airline Transport Pilot license <strong>and</strong> has completed numerous<br />
marathons in Atlanta, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, Los Angeles, Boston <strong>and</strong> New York. Additionally, <strong>Dan</strong> is a passionate<br />
trumpet player, gardener <strong>and</strong> an avid motorcyclist.<br />
A native of Jonesboro, Ga., <strong>Dan</strong> has been married to the former Rhonda Palmer (whom he met while in<br />
the 1st grade at age 6) for more than 37 years, <strong>and</strong> has two sons, Andrew <strong>and</strong> Ross.<br />
His personal passion is to see the ful<strong>fil</strong>lment of the <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A Corporate Purpose: “To glorify God by being<br />
a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact<br />
with <strong>Chick</strong>-<strong>fil</strong>-A.”<br />
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