Inspire Brands, the parent company of iconic brands such as Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, Jimmy John’s, Dunkin’, and Baskin Robbins, has announced the appointment of Yasir Anwar as its chief technology officer. Anwar brings extensive experience in building in-house and agile technology teams to his new role.
Anwar previously served as the chief technology and digital officer of Williams-Sonoma and CTO of Macy’s. He also held tech leadership positions at Walmart and Wells Fargo. In a statement announcing Anwar’s appointment, Paul Brown, co-founder, and CEO of Inspire Brands emphasized the company’s commitment to developing shared technology capabilities for its renowned brands.
Anwar will oversee various teams, including product engineering, data engineering, technology operations, architecture, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and infrastructure and development operations. Expressing his excitement about joining Inspire Brands, Anwar highlighted the opportunity to contribute to the organization’s technology strategy and work with some of the most iconic brands in the industry.
Anwar officially joined Inspire Brands on May 6 and reports directly to Paul Brown. He also serves on the company’s management committee. For further inquiries about this announcement or any other topics related to Inspire Brands or its subsidiaries, please contact Bret Thorn at [email protected].
