10 Arby's operations leaders
Tye Pollak, Senior Vice President Operations - Arby's at Inspire, is the most senior of these Arby's operations leaders, a set that also includes division and region vice presidents. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Arby's from people who have held the role.
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Brandon Boggs
LinkedInExperience: Division Vice President · Arby's
Brandon Boggs has been Division Vice President at Arby's since August 2025, and the listing places them in Atlanta, Georgia. They were Head of Operations at Center Lake Florida (2024–2025), Senior Director Franchise Operations (2021–2022) and Senior Director Company Operations (2022–2023) at Taco Bell, and Senior Director Of Operations at Arby's (2018–2021).
Gavin Bush
LinkedInExperience: Region VP of Operations - Arby s · Inspire
Gavin Bush has been Region VP of Operations - Arby s at Inspire since March 2026, and the listing places them in the Greater Fort Wayne area. They were Vice President of Schulte Restaurant Group (Joella's Hot Chicken & Doc Crow's) from 2023 to 2026 and Area Supervisor at Arby's from 2017 to 2021.
Howard Soileau
LinkedInExperience: Region Vice President · Arby's
Howard Soileau has been Region Vice President at Arby's since February 2024, and the headline reads Region Vice President of Operations at Arby’s, in Metro Jacksonville. At Arby's they were also SR Director of Operations (2022–2024) and Director of Operations (2011–2022).
Jackye Watkins
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Arby's
Jackye Watkins has been Regional Vice President at Arby's since February 2024, and the headline reads Regional Vice President Of Operations, in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama area. At Arby's they were also Director Of Operations (2020–2024), Business Consultant (2017–2020) and Area Supervisor (1991–2017).
Keith Stewart
LinkedInExperience: Region Vice President · Arby's
Keith Stewart has been Region Vice President at Arby's since June 2022, and the listing places them in Greater Philadelphia. They were Senior Director, Learning at Blaze Pizza, LLC (2020–2022), and at Arby's they were Director, Brand Operations Performance (2015–2020) and Franchise Business Consultant (2012–2015).
Ken Hannaman
LinkedInExperience: Division Vice President · Arby's
Ken Hannaman has been Division Vice President at Arby's since April 2019, and the listing places them in Cleveland, Ohio. The profile also lists Sr. Director of Operations at Arby's from 2016, and they were Director of Operations at Arby's from 2012 to 2019 and Area Supervisor from 2007 to 2012.
Russell May
LinkedInExperience: Region Vice President · Arby's
Russell May has been Region Vice President at Arby's since April 2023, and the listing places them in the Columbia, South Carolina area. They were Senior Director of Operations at Arby's (2019–2023) and, at Burger King®, Senior Director Of Operations (2013–2019) and District Manager (2008–2013).
Steve Kraus
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Arby's
Steve Kraus has been Regional Vice President at Arby's since February 2024, and the headline reads Regional Vice President at Inspire Brands Arby’s, in Camden, Michigan. At Arby's they were also Sr. Director of Operations at Arby’s (2021–2024), Director Of Operations (2016–2021) and Business Consultant (2013–2016).
Tammy Puharic, CHT
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Arby's
Tammy Puharic has been Regional Vice President at Arby's since January 2024, and the listing places them in Girard, Pennsylvania. They were Director Of Operations at Arby's (2019–2024), Field Training Manager at Arby's Restaurant Group (2012–2024) and Area Supervisor at Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (2008–2012).
Tye Pollak
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations - Arby's · Inspire
Tye Pollak has been Senior Vice President Operations - Arby's at Inspire since April 2026, and was Division Vice President - Arby's at Inspire from 2025 to 2026. They were Chief Operating Officer at Schulte Restaurant Group (2022–2025) and Senior Director Of Operations at Arby's from 2011 to 2021.
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Match the scope in each person's title, whether a division or a region, to the decision you face. Weigh how recently each person took the role, since someone new to a region and someone who has run one for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which restaurant problems need your own attention and which to hand to others?
- 03What from your earlier field roles still shapes how you run operations today?
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