10 Bojangles operations leaders
David Whitaker, COO at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc., leads this list of ten Bojangles operations leaders, alongside people who hold or have held vice president operations, regional director of operations and director of operations roles at the company. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Bojangles from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Charlie Sechrist
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Charlie Sechrist was Vice President Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from June 2024 to May 2025 and Regional Director of Operations there from 2021 to 2024, and has been District Manager at Cockerham Energy and Food Marts since July 2025. Charlie Sechrist was Unit Director at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from 2012 to 2014 and District Manager at Wendy's from 2020 to 2021.
Christian Milikin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Operations & Integration · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Christian Milikin has been Director, Operations & Integration at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since April 2025, a role the profile headline gives as Director, Operations Excellence & Integration, based in Charlotte. Christian Milikin was Sr. Manager, Operations & Special Events Lead there from 2024 to 2025 and Area Director & Special Events Lead from 2022 to 2024.
Christina Bowers
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Christina Bowers has been Regional Director of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since January 2024, based in Charlotte, and was Franchise Business Director there from 2023 to 2024. Christina Bowers also held Regional Director Of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from 2021 to 2023 and Senior Area Director from 2020 to 2021.
David Whitaker
LinkedInExperience: COO · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
David Whitaker has been COO at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since May 2022, based in Charlotte, and the profile describes overseeing operational strategies, restaurant management and franchising. David Whitaker was Senior Vice President South Division at Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. from 2019 to 2022 and VP Field Productivity at Bloomin' Brands, Inc. from 2012 to 2015.
Heidi Simpson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Heidi Simpson has been Vice President Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since May 2023 and also lists Regional Director there since 2020, based in Farragut, Tennessee. Heidi Simpson was Area Director at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from 2016 to 2020 and District Manager at CKE Restaurants, Inc. to 2016.
John LeQuire
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director Of Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
John LeQuire has been Regional Director Of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since January 2020, based in the Charlotte Metro, and was Director of Operations there from 2014 to 2020. John LeQuire was Area Director at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from 2013 to 2014 and Director of Operations at SONIC from 2009 to 2012.
Matthew Keels
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Matthew Keels has been Regional Director of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since November 2023, based in Harrisburg, North Carolina, and held Regional Director of Operations there from 2019 to 2023 and Director of Operations Support from 2019 to 2023. Matthew Keels was Director of Operations Support at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. from 2013 to 2018.
Mike Morris
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations Support and Communication · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Mike Morris has been Director of Operations Support and Communication at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since November 2023 and was Senior Manager there from 2020 to 2023. The profile headline gives the current role as Director of Operations Support and Communication, Bojangles Restaurants inc.
Tina Glover
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Tina Glover has been Director of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since July 2016, based in Lexington County, South Carolina, and also lists Area Director at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. as a current role dated from 1986. The listing shows only these two Bojangles roles on the profile.
Tony Youssef
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Tony Youssef has been Director of Operations at Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. since September 2023, based in Austin, Texas, with the profile headline naming the Austin-Houston area. Tony Youssef was Operation manager at HMSHost from 2019 to 2023 and General Manager at Panera Bread from 2018 to 2019.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current operations role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which restaurant problems need your attention and which the restaurant teams should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about developing area directors into regional leaders?
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