Cheryl Bachelder Biography

Cheryl Bachelder is a passionate purpose-led business leader -- the former CEO of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen Inc. From 2007 to 2017 she led the transformation of a tired brand and discouraged organization into a top-performing quick service restaurant chain. The story of the Popeyes success is chronicled in her book Dare to Serve: How to drive superior results by serving others. Today Cheryl’s aim is to help senior leaders understand and implement Dare to Serve leadership in for-profit and non-profit workplaces.
Cheryl’s earlier career included brand leadership roles at Yum Brands Domino’s Pizza RJR Nabisco The Gillette Company and Procter & Gamble.
Today Cheryl serves as a director and compensation committee chair at Pier 1 Imports Inc. (PIR). She also serves as a director of US Foods Holding Corp (USFD). She is an advisor to Procter & Gamble’s franchising venture Tide Dry Cleaners. She is active in many ministries developing future leaders: Spring Hill Camps Crossroad Farms and CRU. She speaks at conferences such as Work Matters RightNow Media Truth@Work Servant Leadership Institute and Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
Cheryl holds a Bachelor’s and Masters of Business Administration degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She is married 37 years to Chris Bachelder and they have three grown daughters two terrific son-in-laws and two handsome grandsons. Cheryl and Chris reside in Atlanta Georgia and attend Buckhead Church. They are avid learners fans of the classical education movement and can always be found reading a good book!

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