PLANET FITNESS INC CLASS A (PLNT)
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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Director information for PLNT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| PLNT | Independent Director | 56 | ["more than 20 years of experience in public company executive leadership", "franchising", "strategic planning", "consumer brands and marketing", "Chief Executive Officer of Zaxby's", "Chief Executive Officer and President of El Pollo Loco", "seven years at Starbucks Coffee Company", "President of Teavana", "Senior Vice President, Marketing & Category for the Americas", "Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas for L\u2019Or\u00e9al", "10 years at Yum! Brands, Inc.", "Public Company CEO", "Public Company CFO", "Digital/Loyalty Programs", "Customer Experience", "International", "Franchising", "Development", "Strategic Planning", "Mergers & Acquisitions", "Corporate Governance", "Retail/Restaurant/Hospitality"] | ["Audit Committee", "Compensation and Human Capital Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Bernard Acoca has served on our Board since January 2021. Mr. Acoca brings to our Board more than 20 years of experience in the areas of public company executive leadership, franchising, strategic planning, consumer brands and marketing, among other skills and qualifications. Because of all the foregoing, we believe Mr. Acoca is well suited to serve on our Board and adds particular value as we execute on our development strategy to grow our membership base and increase our system-wide club count to over 5,000 locations. Since January 2022, Mr. Acoca has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Zaxby's, a 900+ unit restaurant chain famous for their signature chicken fingers, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking division in November 2020. Prior to Zaxby's, Mr. Acoca served as Chief Executive Officer and President of El Pollo Loco from March 2018 to October 2021. Mr. Acoca joined El Pollo Loco after seven years at Starbucks Coffee Company as a member of the Starbucks Executive Team. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Acoca served as President of Teavana, Starbucks' global tea brand, where he was responsible for the overall operations of over 375 Teavana specialty retail stores in North America as well as its e-commerce business. Before that, Mr. Acoca served as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Category for the Americas, Starbucks' largest region, where he was responsible for managing categories totaling $9B in sales. Additionally, he served as Chief Marketing Officer for the Americas for L'Oreal and spent 10 years at Yum! Brands, Inc. in marketing roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Acoca holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Age: 56 Director Since: 2021