Julia Stewart (businesswoman)

Julia A. Stewart (born August 4, 1955) is an American businesswoman and was the Chief Executive of DineEquity, America's largest casual dining company.[1] As of June 2019, Stewart serves as an independent director on the board of Avery Dennison.[2]

Julia Stewart
Born (1955-08-04) August 4, 1955
United States
OccupationServes on the Board of Directors for Avery Dennison and a Board Member for the Children's Bureau of Southern California

Career

In 1971, Stewart, when she was 16 years old, started working for International House of Pancakes (IHOP) as a waitress.[3]

After college[3] and before returning to IHOP in 2001, she was president of Applebee's domestic division.[1]

DineEquity was formed in 2007, when Stewart led IHOP to take over the larger Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar 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.[4]

On the morning of Friday the 17th of February 2017, Julia Stewart resigned her position as Chief Executive Officer with DineEquity.[5]

Achievements

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

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References
  1. Severson, Kim (August 19, 2008). "A Craving for Riblets and Change at Applebee's". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  2. "Julia Stewart Net Worth". wallmine. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. Mabrey, Vicki; Rosenberg, Sarah (February 9, 2009). "Can Julia Stewart Save Applebee's? - From Waitress to CEO". ABC News. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Maze, Jonathan (February 17, 2017). "DineEquity CEO Julia Stewart resigns". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. Benner, Katie; Levenson, Eugenia; Arora, Rupali. "49. Julia Stewart". CNN Business. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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