Red Robin Appoints Scott Hudler Next Chief Marketing Officer

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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers announced the assignment of Scott Hudler arsenic main selling officer. Hudler volition statesman his modulation effectual Sept. 8, and succeeds Russ Klein, who has served arsenic interim main selling serviceman since April 2025.

"Scott has a proven way grounds of gathering iconic brands, connecting with guests and delivering broad-based concern results," said Dave Pace, President and CEO of Red Robin. "His experience, creativity and guest-first mindset marque him the close person to beforehand our First Choice selling attack and thrust Red Robin's adjacent signifier of growth."

"I besides privation to convey Russ for his important contributions to Red Robin and the advancement we person made done our First Choice Strategy," Pace continued. "His commercialized acumen, data-driven absorption and disciplined attack to selling person helped america link with guests much efficaciously and improved the interaction of our marketing."

Hudler brings much than 25 years of acquisition crossed the edifice and retail industries and has developed a estimation for delivering measurable results done innovation, merchandise improvement and user engagement.

Most recently, Hudler served arsenic elder vice president and main selling serviceman of Whataburger, wherever helium led the company's brand, marketing, integer and lawsuit engagement strategies. Throughout his career, helium has held elder enactment roles with well-known brands including Torchy's Tacos, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Dunkin' Brands, Mars and Popeyes. Hudler earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts successful communications from Valdosta State University.

"Red Robin continues to person a tremendous accidental to deepen its transportation with guests and make adjacent much reasons to sojourn arsenic it builds connected the momentum it has created," said Hudler. "I'm excited to articulation the squad and assistance fortify an iconic marque by delivering experiences that animate loyalty, thrust frequence and enactment semipermanent growth."

As main selling officer, Hudler volition oversee Red Robin's marque strategy, advertising, integer marketing, loyalty program, culinary innovation and development, impermanent insights and selling communications. Klein volition enactment Hudler's modulation and stay with Red Robin successful his consultative relation done the extremity of 2026.

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