Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2000
LLOYD L. HILL is Chairman of the Board, CEO, and President of Applebee's
International, Inc., based in Overland Park, Kansas. Applebee's
develops, franchises, and operates more than 1,300 casual dining
restaurants under the trademark of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar.
Mr. Hill joined Applebee's International, Inc., as Chief Operating
Officer in January 1994, and was named President the following year. He
became co-Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 1997, Chief
Executive Officer on January 1, 1998, and was elected Chairman of the
Board in May 2000. He served as an independent member of the Board of
Directors for Applebee's International, Inc., from 1988 until he joined
the company, and remained a Board member after joining the company as
COO. Prior to Applebee's, he served as President of Olsten Kimberly
Quality Care, operating from the company headquarters in Boston,
Massachusetts. Mr. Hill has served as a member of the Kimberly Board of
Directors since 1988. Mr. Hill joined Kimberly Services, Inc., in 1980
as an Operations Regional Vice President. In 1982 he was promoted to
Vice President of Marketing and New Business Development. In 1983 he was
named Senior Vice President for the Midwest Division, and in June 1988
he became Executive Vice President of the company's National Service
Center. Mr. Hill was appointed President in June 1990. Prior to joining
Kimberly Quality Care, Mr. Hill served in various positions with Marion
Laboratories located in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Hill received an MBA
from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, is a member of the Rockhurst
Executive Fellows Alumni, and serves as an Advisor to the Dean of the
School of Business. He is a member of the Civic Council of Greater
Kansas City, serves on the Board of Directors for Starlight Theatre in
Kansas City, Board of Directors for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce, the Board of Directors for the National Restaurant
Association, and is actively involved with the Sunflower House, a child
abuse prevention center. Profile
Mr. Hill: Applebee's is really quite a young organization to be such a
pioneer in casual dining. It was formed in Atlanta,
