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Inspire Brands Inspire - Logo NavigationPages HomeFranchising Impact Newsroom Careers Links Contact Privacy Accessibility Terms of Use Sitemap Social Facebook Twitter LinkedInFranchising Impact Newsroom Careers A Restaurant Company Unlike Any Other Inspire Brands was founded with a vision to invigorate great brands and supercharge their long-term growth. In an industry facing increasing disruption, our leaders saw an opportunity to build a restaurant company unlike any other – one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. Learn More Our Brands We aim to curate and grow a portfolio of distinct, highly-valued brands. 32,600 + Restaurants 675,000 Company and Franchise Team Members 2,900 + Franchisees (U.S.) 58 Global Markets 3,600 + Restaurants 13 Consecutive Years of Positive Same-Store Sales 240 + Franchisees (U.S.) 9 Global Markets 7,700 + Restaurants 1,400 + Ice Cream Flavors 1,100 + Franchisees (U.S.) 33 Global Markets 1,300 + Restaurants LARGEST Sports Bar Brand in the US 70 + Franchisees (U.S.) 9 Global Markets 13,700 + Restaurants 40 + Million Dunkin’ Rewards Program Members 980 + Franchisees (U.S.) 38 Global Markets 2,600 + Restaurants 53 Percent Digital Sales 550 + Franchisees (U.S.) 44 States 3,500 + Restaurants 25 + Million Dollars Donated to Teachers & Classrooms 280 + Franchisees (U.S.) 47 States Explore News About Inspire Lifestyle People Food Business Impact Experience a Virtual Visit to Inspire’s Atlanta Support Center SONIC Director Shares Her Journey from Mentee to Mentor for Women Leaders SONIC Introduces Pulled Pork BBQ Cheeseburger and Totchos Buffalo Wild Wings Celebrates 50th GO Location Read Inspire’s Inaugural Good Citizens Report Inspire - logo INSPIRE HomeFranchising Newsroom Impact Contact Bulk Gift Cards OUR BRANDS Arby’s Baskin-Robbins Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wild Wing GO Dunkin’ Jimmy John’s SONIC WORK WITH US Inspire Arby’s Baskin-Robbins Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wild Wings GO Dunkin’ Jimmy John’s SONIC Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Privacy Do Not Sell My Info Brands Ad & Cookie Policy Accessibility Terms of Use Sitemap TM & © 2024 Inspire Brands, Inc. All rights reserved. Nils H. Okeson General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer Nils H. Okeson serves as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,600 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Okeson oversees the legal, corporate secretary, risk management, lease management, and administrative services functions for Inspire and its brands. Prior to Inspire, Okeson was General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Okeson joined Arby’s as General Counsel in 2005 and became General Counsel of Arby’s former parent corporation, Triarc Companies in 2007. In these roles, he helped lead the organization through a number of significant M&A and financing transactions as Triarc evolved into a pure play restaurant company eventually combining with Wendy’s International, Inc. to form Wendy’s/Arby’s Group in 2008. At Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Okeson served as General Counsel of the parent company and each of the Arby’s and Wendy’s operating companies. Following Roark Capital Group’s acquisition of Arby’s in 2011, Okeson remained with Arby’s as General Counsel while assuming additional senior management responsibilities. Previously, Okeson was a partner at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent 15 years specializing in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation, and corporate finance. While at Alston & Bird, Okeson co-chaired the firm’s securities and corporate governance practice quality teams. He was listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, and Georgia Super Lawyers. Okeson is a past member of the Advisory Board of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. In 2005, he was named a Georgia Rising Star in Atlanta magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition. Okeson was named Outstanding General Counsel in 2015 and Dealmaker of the Year in 2019 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Georgia chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. Okeson is an alumnus of the University of Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, majoring in economics and minoring in mathematics. He also received a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Natalie Rothman Chief People Officer Natalie Rothman serves as Chief People Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,600 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Rothman oversees the strategy, development, and execution of human resources, organizational effectiveness programs, and talent management programs for Inspire and its brands. Prior to Inspire, Rothman served as EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer at Advance Auto Parts, where she oversaw all aspects of HR and team member development including a focus on in-store team members. While there, she built a world-class HR organization, leveraging experience from her ten years previously working at PepsiCo. At PepsiCo, Rothman led HR for Pepsi’s global foodservice division with 5,500 team members around the world, leading talent strategy and creating a center of excellence for training, talent development and organizational design. Rothman is an alumna of Ithaca College where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication and Rhetoric. She also holds a Master’s degree from American University in Human Resources and International Communication as well as a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. Raghu Sagi Chief Information Officer Raghu Sagi serves as Chief Information Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide. Sagi is responsible for leading technology initiatives across the Inspire enterprise, including enhancing technologies for company and franchise restaurants as well as the overall digital experience for guests. Prior to Inspire, Sagi served as Chief Engineering Officer for Sephora Americas (an LVMH brand), where he was responsible for Omni-Channel Digital, Retail, Personalization & CRM including Loyalty and Data Insights technology capabilities and platforms. Prior to Sephora, Sagi held technology leadership positions at Walmart and Best Buy. During his time at Inspire Brands, Sagi was named to the Forbes CIO Next List, recognizing the top 50 top tech leaders redefining the CIO role and driving game-changing innovation. He was also named to the CIO 100 list and the Constellation Research 2023 Business Transformation 150 list. Sagi is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, where he received a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He also received a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Christopher Fuller Chief Communications and Impact Officer Christopher Fuller serves as Chief Communications and Impact Officer of Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,600 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. Fuller leads communications for Inspire and its brands, including internal and external engagement, meetings and events, creative services, government relations, community relations, and corporate communications, as well as the company’s impact initiatives. Fuller also serves as executive sponsor for the organization’s Good Citizen” pillar within the People First”...