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Texas Roadhouse promotes chief learning and culture officer to presidentTexas Roadhouse promotes chief learning and culture officer to president

Gina Tobin has served various roles throughout her 27-year career with Texas Roadhouse.

Alicia Kelso, Executive Editor

January 9, 2023

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Texas Roadhouse has named Gina Tobin as its new president, a position held by CEO Jerry Morgan since 2021. Tobin most recently served as the casual dining chain’s chief learning and culture officer.

In her 27 years with the company, she has also served as a managing partner, market partner and vice president of training before taking on the chief learning and culture officer role in June of 2021. As president, she will maintain her current duties overseeing food, service, training, research and development and diversity and inclusion, and will also work with the company’s support center.

“This promotion creates a clear line of succession, which the board of directors and I have been working on for more than a year. With Gina as president, along with our phenomenal leadership team, I will be able to spend more time in the field supporting operations for all three concepts,” Morgan said in a statement.

Tobin’s promotion comes less than a week after the chain announced its CFO Tonya Robinson is retiring.

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Alicia Kelso

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Alicia Kelso is the executive editor of Nation's Restaurant News. She began covering the restaurant industry in 2010 for QSRweb.com, FastCasual.com and PizzaMarketplace.com. When her son was born, she left the industry to pursue a role in higher education, but swiftly returned after realizing how much she missed the space. In filling that void, Alicia added a contributor role at Restaurant Dive and a senior contributor role at Forbes.
Her work has appeared in publications around the world, including Forbes Asia, NPR, Bloomberg, The Seattle Times, Crain's Chicago, Good Morning America and Franchise Asia Magazine.
Alicia holds a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University, where she competed on the women's swim team. In addition to cheering for the BGSU Falcons, Alicia is a rabid Michigan fan and will talk about college football with anyone willing to engage. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her wife and son.

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