10 Dine Brands executives
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President of IHOP and Chief Marketing Officer of Applebee's are among the current titles held by these Dine Brands executives, alongside senior vice presidents of finance, legal, communications and international. A reader can learn how executives lead Dine Brands from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christine Son
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary · Dine Brands Global
Christine Son has been Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary at Dine Brands Global since April 2021, based in Glendale, California. Christine Son was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary at Dine Brands Global from November 2019 to April 2021 and Vice President, Associate General Counsel there from July 2014 to November 2019.
John Peyton
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Dine Brands Global
John Peyton has been Chief Executive Officer at Dine Brands Global since January 2021, based in Glendale, California. John Peyton was President and Chief Executive Officer, Realogy Franchise Group at Realogy from October 2016 to November 2020 and Chief Marketing Officer at SH Hotels & Resorts from January 2014 to September 2016.
Lawrence Kim
LinkedInExperience: President · IHOP
Lawrence Kim has been President at IHOP since January 2025 and was President Designee at IHOP from October 2024 to January 2025. Lawrence Kim was Chief Innovation Officer at Yum! Brands from January 2021 to October 2024 and VP, Global Brand Strategy & Planning at Taco Bell from 2020 to 2021.
Matthew Lee
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Finance and Investor Relations · Dine Brands Global
Matthew Lee has been SVP, Finance and Investor Relations at Dine Brands Global since November 2023, based in Los Angeles. Matthew Lee was VP, Strategic Finance and Corporate FP&A at Dine Brands Global from August 2022 to November 2023 and Executive Director, Strategic Finance there from August 2021 to August 2022.
Michelle Chin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar
Michelle Chin has been Chief Marketing Officer at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar since September 2025, based in Seattle. Michelle Chin was Vice President, Starbucks Reserve & Roastery at Starbucks from January to September 2025 and Vice President, Starbucks EMEA, Customer Strategy, Marketing, Product, Digital + Sustainability from February 2021 to January 2025.
Scott Gladstone
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Development Officer and President, International · Dine Brands Global
Scott Gladstone is a former Chief Development Officer and President, International at Dine Brands Global, a role held from January 2023 to December 2025. Scott Gladstone was Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation at Dine Brands Global from June 2021 to January 2023 and Vice President, Applebee's Strategy and Development there from August 2017 to June 2021.
Susan Nelson
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer · Dine Brands Global
Susan Nelson has been SVP, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer at Dine Brands Global since September 2022 and has been a Board Member at the National Restaurant Association since June 2026. Susan Nelson was Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Dine Brands Global from December 2019 to September 2022.
Tony Moralejo
LinkedInExperience: President · Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar
Tony Moralejo is a former President of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar, a role held from January 2023 to June 2025. Tony Moralejo was President, International & Global Development at Dine Brands Global from February 2020 to January 2023 and Executive Vice President, International Business and Global Development at Church's Texas Chicken from August 2016 to February 2020.
Vance Chang
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Dine Brands Global
Vance Chang has been Chief Financial Officer at Dine Brands Global since June 2021, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Vance Chang was Chief Financial Officer at Exer Urgent Care from November 2019 to June 2021 and Chief Financial Officer at Yogaworks from April 2016 to November 2019.
William F. Urrego
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President International · Dine Brands Global
William F. Urrego has been Senior Vice President International at Dine Brands Global since March 2024, based in Frisco, Texas. William F. Urrego was Regional Vice President International Operations - Americas at Dine Brands Global from 2014 to March 2024 and Regional Vice-President of Operations - The Americas at Brinker International from September 2011 to January 2013.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current executive role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which issues need your own attention and which your leadership group should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about leading people in a restaurant company?
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