What Happened?
Irvine, CA-based Taco Bell has Promoted Greg Fancher as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
At Taco Bell, we explore the “new” and “different.” From ordering with the first Tacobot artificial intelligence to engaging with our Twitter Emoji Engine and being one of the first brands on Snapchat, we`re constantly experimenting and feeding our own curiosity to be a brand that`s about so much more than Mexican-inspired food. But we also know customers deserve to feel good about eating and sharing our food, and for us, that starts with ingredients that are simple to understand and providing more choices to fit their lifestyle, whatever that may be.
About the Person
Greg is an innovative technology executive with 20 years of international experience in restaurant & retail industries; a deep understanding of retail, private label, supply chain & quick service restaurant business processes; and experience leading organizations of 250+ people and $50M+ IT budgets. His expertise in developing/executing enterprise-wide application change initiatives; transforming tech organizations; building high performance cultures; developing/promoting internal talent; and recruiting/integrating strong leadership teams informs all his work. As CIO at Taco Bell, Greg developed, funded & delivered an IT strategy for business growth. Leading digital innovation, he doubled transaction value, improved the company`s image and enhanced the customer experience with an industry first mobile ecommerce solution. He transformed the IT function through new leadership, improved processes; enhanced data security & improved service levels. Before Taco Bell, Greg was the IT Director for Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Mobile & Enterprise Architecture at lululemon athletica. Greg built/grew high performing IT teams to support the company`s doubling to $1.4Bn in sales in 2 years. He led a team that defined/planned/delivered the supply chain IT strategy; created strategy/roadmap and organization to deliver mobile applications for stores, employees & guests; established/developed/led the enterprise architecture function; and enabled entry into China and Europe with an international growth IT strategy. Earlier, as IT Sr Director at the GAP, Greg led enterprise data warehouse & business intelligence; supported Banana Republic`s brand introduction to Europe as lead architect and ultimately program leader; provided 1st-ever end-to-end merchandising/ retailing/financial system; and enabled company`s strong introduction into China.
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