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Andrew F. Puzder (born July 11, 1950) is the chief executive of CKE Restaurants. He received his juris doctorate in 1978 from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis where he served as senior editor on the Law Review. From 1978 through 1991, Puzder was a commercial trial lawyer in St. Louis. From 1978 through 1983, he was an associate at the law offices of St. Louis attorney Morris Shenker who he represented in various matters. In 1984 he moved to The Stolar Partnership in St. Louis and worked with Charles A Seigel, another St. Louis area trial attorney. Puzder has served as president and CEO of CKE since September 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CKE Restaurants Bio: Andrew Puzder )〕 ==Career== While practicing law in St. Louis, Puzder authored legislation which The United States Supreme Court upheld in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services in 1989. Following the Webster decision Puzder was a founding member of the Common Ground Network for Life and Choice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Abortion Foes Reach Accord On Adoption )〕 Also while practicing law in St. Louis, Puzder met Carl Karcher, the founder of the Carl’s Jr. quick-service restaurant chain. Karcher was embroiled in serious financial difficulties and asked Puzder to move to California as his personal attorney. In 1991, Puzder relocated to Orange County, California. Puzder has been credited with resolving Karcher’s financial dilemma, allowing Karcher to avoid bankruptcy and retain a significant ownership interest in the company he founded, CKE Restaurants, Inc. (“CKE”).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Finding His Blue Ocean )〕 Puzder principally resolved Karcher’s financial problems by putting together a transaction with William P. Foley, the Chairman and CEO of Fidelity National Financial. In 1994, Foley became Chairman and CEO of CKE and Karcher became Chairman Emeritus. In 1995, Puzder went on to become Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Fidelity, managing one of the largest corporate legal departments in the country. He also worked with Foley to create the Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, a conglomerate of restaurant chains. Puzder served as the company’s CEO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Green Burrito Parent to Acquire La Salsa )〕 In 1997, Puzder was also named Executive Vice President and General Counsel for CKE. Also in 1997, CKE purchased Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc., which owned the Hardee’s quick-service restaurant brand. Hardee’s was a distressed brand and CKE was burdened by over $700 million in debt following the acquisition. The company underperformed and its market capitalization dropped to about $200 million. Faced with serious financial and operational issues, CKE’s Board of Directors named Puzder as president and CEO of Hardee’s Food Systems in June 2000 and named him president and CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. in September of that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Puzder Assigned to Rescue Hardee's Hamburger Chain )〕 Puzder is credited with turning around both the Hardee’s brand and CKE, allowing the company to survive, become financially secure and return to growth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andy Puzder: Of Burgers, Bikinis and ObamaCare )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hardee's Chief Lauds 'Decadent' Burger, Scoffs At Critics )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andrew Puzder on Hardee’s turnaround )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Engaged Franchisees Key to CKE Success )〕 In July 2010, the private equity firm Apollo Global Management took CKE private in a transaction valued at $1 billion. In December 2013, Roark Capital purchased CKE and retained CKE’s management team including Puzder, who remains as CEO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Roark Buys CKE )〕 CKE currently owns or franchises about 3,600 restaurants in the United States and 33 foreign countries, generates $1.4 billion in annual revenue and, with its franchisees, employs over 75,000 people in the U.S. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Puzder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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