Cheryl A. Bachelder is a passionate restaurant industry executive and the CEO of AFC Enterprises, Inc., the parent company of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen. Cheryl is known for her crisp strategic thinking, guest-focused operations, consistent financial performance and the development of outstanding leaders and teams.
Cheryl joined AFC Enterprises in November 2007 after serving as an active member of the Board for a year. She brings more than 30 years of experience in brand building, operations and public-company management at companies like KFC, Domino’s Pizza, RJR Nabisco, The Gillette Company and The Procter & Gamble Company.

At Popeyes, Cheryl promptly established a Road Map for Results that focused on four key areas: building a distinctive the brand, running great restaurants, growing restaurant profits and ramping up new restaurant growth. This strategic framework led to focused initiatives that built market share, improved guest ratings by over 20 percentage points and increased restaurant margins by over 200 basis points in her first three years...