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Pattye Moore

Executive Resource

Sonic Corp and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Pattye Moore has extensive executive level operations and marketing experience in the restaurant, foodservice, and franchise sectors. She served as Chair of the board of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) from 2010-2019, was a member of the board since 2007, and served as Interim CEO in 2019. She currently serves on the boards of ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) and ONE Gas (NYSE: OGS) and privately held QuikTrip Corporation, an innovative disruptor of the convenience store foodservice category.

She was the president of Sonic Corp. from January 2002 until October 2004.  In that position, she was responsible for company store operations with 500 units, 2,500 franchise units, field services, operations services and marketing and brand development.  During her tenure at Sonic, she also served as executive vice president, senior vice president, marketing and brand development and vice president of marketing. Over the 12 years Moore was at Sonic, the company grew from less than $900 million in sales with 1,100 restaurants to over $3 billion in sales and over 3,000 restaurants.

Moore is the co-author of a book on leadership instincts with Scott Aylward, the former chairman and CEO of Barkley, Evergreen & Partners, Sonic’s advertising agency for 14+ years. Wiley & Sons published their book, Confessions from the Corner Office, in summer 2007.  In addition, Ms. Moore is a speaker and consultant on leadership development and brand strategy.

Moore was recognized as a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow in 2016 and Women, Inc. magazine’s most influential female corporate director in 2018. Advertising Age magazine named Moore one of the “100 Top Marketers in the U.S.” in its June 26, 2000 issue.  In 2002, Nation’s Restaurant News named her one of the top 50 women in foodservice.   She received the University of Oklahoma Regents Alumni Award in 2008.