White Castle names its first non-family member president in history of the companyWhite Castle names its first non-family member president in history of the company

Joanna Fantozzi

White Castle announced Tuesday the appointment of Anthony Joseph as the quick-service burger chain’s first president outside of the Ingram family, who have owned and operated White Castle for more than a century.

Anthony Joseph has been with White Castle since 2016, most recently in the role of chief administrative officer and general counsel, where he led the company’s legal, risk management, organizational development, technology, and corporate relations functions since 2017. Before joining White Castle, Joseph worked as president of the food and beverage services company Concessions International.

With his new title, he will also oversee White Castle’s retail and manufacturing divisions.

“It’s an honor to be named president of White Castle,” Joseph said in a statement. “We’re a 104-year-old family-owned business with our best adventures and achievements still ahead of us. It’s humbling to be part of an enterprise devoted to making such a positive difference for our customers, our communities and our teams. I look forward to building on all our past success as we embrace our many opportunities for continued growth.”

While White Castle makes this monumental change to its century-old company operations, fourth-generation family member Lisa Ingram will remain on as CEO and board chair.

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“Anthony’s keen intellect, insight and devotion to the people of White Castle is evident in everything he does,” Ingram said in a statement. “His leadership of our strategic planning process and great ability to build highly successful teams will serve us well as he takes on the additional responsibilities as president. I’m thankful for his guidance, which I’ll continue to rely on as I focus on my role as our CEO and chair of the board.”

White Castle celebrated its 100^th birthday in 2021, and as of last year, it has 342 restaurants in its portfolio.

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