CEC Entertainment names Chris Monroe EVP, CFO

Staffing

May 19, 2026

CEC Entertainment, parent company to Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, has appointed Chris Monroe has EVP and CFO. Monroe has more than 30 years of experience in restaurants. aviation and defense sectors, according to a press release.

Chris Monroe. Photo: CEC Entertainment

Monroe will focus 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.

He most recently served as CFO of Texas Roadhouse. Before Texas Roadhouse, he spent more than 30 years at Southwest Airlines, where he ultimately served as SVP of finance, treasurer and sustainability.

“CEC Entertainment is a brand with extraordinary reach, a loyal guest base, and a leadership team that is executing with real intention,” Monroe said in the press release. “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,” Scott Drake, president and CEO of CEC Entertainment, said in the release. “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.”

CEC operates a system of more than 600 locations across 18 countries and territories.