A seasoned finance executive with deep roots in restaurant and large-scale enterprise operations, Monroe brings a 30-year track record of capital markets leadership, transformational growth, and financial discipline.
CEC Entertainment names Chris Monroe as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
IRVING, Texas, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CEC Entertainment, LLC., the nationally recognized leader in family entertainment and dining with its Chuck E. Cheese, and Peter Piper Pizza brands, today announced the appointment of Chris Monroe as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Monroe brings more than 30 years of financial leadership experience across the restaurant, aviation, and defense sectors, and joins CEC at a moment of continued momentum and ambitious forward growth for the iconic brand.
Chris will be focused on optimizing the company’s many productive initiatives including memberships, fun passes, active play expansion, and maximizing growth-focused investments. He will oversee the Company’s finance functions, and real estate development teams. Monroe most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), where he led all finance, treasury, FP&A, investor relations, tax, and risk management functions for the $12 billion market cap international restaurant chain with more than 750 locations. Prior to Texas Roadhouse, Monroe spent more than three decades at Southwest Airlines, ultimately serving as SVP of Finance, Treasurer, and Sustainability — one of the most complex and consequential treasury roles in the U.S. airline industry. Chris also brings board-level experience, having served as a Board and Audit Committee Member at Airborn Inc., a $280 million aerospace and defense ESOP.
“CEC Entertainment is a brand with extraordinary reach, a loyal guest base, and a leadership team that is executing with real intention,” said Chris Monroe. “The scale of this business — 600-plus locations across 18 countries, tens of millions of guest visits annually — is matched by the ambition of where this company is headed. I’m energized by the opportunity to bring my experience to bear on the next chapter of CEC’s growth story and help build a financial foundation that will support this brand for decades to come.”
“Chris is exactly the kind of executive we needed at this stage of our journey,” said Scott Drake, President and CEO of CEC Entertainment. “His combination of large-scale restaurant finance expertise, capital markets experience, and proven ability to drive operational performance through data and discipline makes him the right leader to partner with our team as we continue to invest in our brands, our guests, and our future. We are thrilled to welcome him to CEC.”
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