Kim Axel Lopdrup
Board Chairman/Director, Consultant, Speaker, retired CEO
- Role
- Corporate Director at Various Companies
- Location
- Winter Park, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kim Axel Lopdrup
Chairman/Director/retired CEO with a track record of turnarounds and growth in most segments of the food & beverage industry — from CPG to fast food to fine dining to restaurant technology. Have led up to employees. Experience doing business in 57 countries. 5-for-5 in turnarounds. After leading Red Lobster for 14 years as President or CEO, including three turnarounds under three different owners, I retired on August 2, 2021. I am currently on the Boards of Wawa Bob Evans Restaurants and Botrista Technology I am Chairman of Botrista’s Board.
Experience
Corporate Director
May 2006 — Present
On the boards of Wawa, Inc.(2006-present); Bob Evans Restaurants (2017-present) and Botrista Technology (2021-present). Chairman Botrista’s Board (2022-present). Previously served on the Boards of Red Lobster Hospitality; Presto Automation (traded on NASDAQ); Kalera AS (a vertical farming company traded in Norway); 31 Ice Cream (a Japanese public company that franchises Baskin-Robbins in Japan); Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc.(before and after IPO on NASDAQ); Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd; and many subsidiary, joint venture and non-profit boards.
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business
1982 — 1984
William & Mary
BBA, Business Administration
1976 — 1980
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