Hala Moddelmog
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Hala Moddelmog is President of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., effective May 20, 2010, reporting to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group President and Chief Executive Officer Roland Smith. Previously she was president and chief executive officer of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
since September 2006. Moddelmog is a breast cancer
survivor who was diagnosed in 2001. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm She was responsible for all aspects of management for Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.
and a master of arts in journalism and mass communications from the University of Georgia
. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm
In 2011, Moddelmog was appointed as president
of Church's Chicken
, a division of Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, making her the first female president
of a quick service restaurant chain (also known as fast food restaurant
s).
During her leadership of Church's Chicken
, more than 19 percent of Church's Chicken franchises have become owned by female franchisees
. This is due in large part to the company's attempts to network female investor
s and would-be female franchisees together to combat the bias
ed appearance that some fast-food franchises present toward female entrepreneur
s. http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/hala_moddelmog.html
Moddelmog has also held executive management and marketing positions at Church’s Chicken, Arbys Franchise Association and BellSouth
.
, Leadership Atlanta, the B.B. King Museum Foundation and Women Looking Ahead magazine. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm
She earned a salary of $456,367 per annum as CEO for Susan G. Komen.
In [year?] she received the Women of Achievement Award from the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
In [year?], Hala received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). As an alumna of Georgia Southern University, Hala was the first from her alma mater to win the award and joins past winners including former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....
since September 2006. Moddelmog is a breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
survivor who was diagnosed in 2001. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm She was responsible for all aspects of management for Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.
Education
Moddelmog earned a bachelor of arts in English at Georgia Southern UniversityGeorgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...
and a master of arts in journalism and mass communications from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm
Previous employment
In 2004, prior to joining Komen, Moddelmog founded Catalytic Ventures, in Atlanta, a private equity firm that consulted and invested in the food service industry.In 2011, Moddelmog was appointed as president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Church's Chicken
Church's Chicken
Church's Chicken is a US-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken, also trading outside North America as Texas Chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo...
, a division of Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, making her the first female president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of a quick service restaurant chain (also known as fast food restaurant
Fast food restaurant
A fast food restaurant, also known as a Quick Service Restaurant or QSR within the industry itself, is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service...
s).
During her leadership of Church's Chicken
Church's Chicken
Church's Chicken is a US-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken, also trading outside North America as Texas Chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo...
, more than 19 percent of Church's Chicken franchises have become owned by female franchisees
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
. This is due in large part to the company's attempts to network female investor
Investor
An investor is a party that makes an investment into one or more categories of assets --- equity, debt securities, real estate, currency, commodity, derivatives such as put and call options, etc...
s and would-be female franchisees together to combat the bias
Bias
Bias is an inclination to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of alternatives. Bias can come in many forms.-In judgement and decision making:...
ed appearance that some fast-food franchises present toward female entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
s. http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/hala_moddelmog.html
Moddelmog has also held executive management and marketing positions at Church’s Chicken, Arbys Franchise Association and BellSouth
BellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S...
.
Nonprofit involvement
Besides her experience with Komen for the Cure, Moddelmog has served on the boards of the Atlanta Police Foundation, Clark Atlanta UniversityClark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...
, Leadership Atlanta, the B.B. King Museum Foundation and Women Looking Ahead magazine. http://www.philanthropy.com/free/articles/v19/i04/04003401.htm
She earned a salary of $456,367 per annum as CEO for Susan G. Komen.
Awards
Moddelmog is a recipient of the Women’s Foodservice Forum Emerging Leader Award, the International Franchise Association Bonny LeVine Award, the Restaurant Hospitality Rising Star Award and the Roundtable for Women in Foodservice Pacesetter Award.In [year?] she received the Women of Achievement Award from the YWCA of Greater Atlanta.
In [year?], Hala received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). As an alumna of Georgia Southern University, Hala was the first from her alma mater to win the award and joins past winners including former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw.