{"id":2406684,"date":"2026-05-07T21:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2406684"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:23:24","slug":"cec-entertainment-adds-texas-roadhouse-vet-as-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cec-entertainment-adds-texas-roadhouse-vet-as-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"CEC Entertainment adds Texas Roadhouse vet as CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/819627\/2026-05-07_17.14.46\/chuck-e-cheese-parent-company-cfo-chris-monroe.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/contact\/\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Name: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Chris Monroe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>New title: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Executive vice president, chief financial officer, CEC Entertainment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Previous title:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Chief financial officer, Texas Roadhouse<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Chris Monroe will lead CEC\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/05\/07\/3290273\/0\/en\/cec-entertainment-names-chris-monroe-as-executive-vice-president-chief-financial-officer.html?_gl=1*1ym8qf5*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjcyOTU2NzIwLjE3NzgxNzI1MjY.*_ga_B6167QB2TF*czE3NzgxNzI1MjYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzgxNzI1MjYkajYwJGwwJGg2Mzc3ODkwNDk.*_ga_ERWPGTJ5X8*czE3NzgxNzI1MjYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzgxNzI1MjYkajYwJGwwJGgw\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>real estate development teams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in addition to its finance functions, per a Thursday press release. He joins CEC, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, as CFO roughly 11 months after <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/news\/texas-roadhouse-appoints-mike-lenihan-cfo\/806769\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>departing Texas Roadhouse<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, where he led the chain\u2019s finances during a period of significant same-store sales growth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Prior to joining the restaurant sector, Monroe spent about 30 years in a variety of finance roles at Southwest Airlines, ultimately rising to the SVP treasurer post.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Scott Drake, CEC\u2019s president and CEO, said Monroe\u2019s \u201ccombination 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.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Monroe said CEC\u2019s scale, including more than 600 locations across 18 countries, and the loyalty of its guests, position it well for future growth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Drake is Monroe\u2019s predecessor in the CFO slot, and stepped up to the CEO <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/news\/cec-entertainment-ceo-scott-drake\/811199\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>role in February<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to succeed David McKillips, who had led the brand since 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>CEC has undertaken a number of major moves in the last year. In April 2025, Chuck E. Cheese announced it had <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckecheese.com\/bell-ca\/blogs\/chuck-e-cheese-unveils-chuck-e-s-superhero-playground\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>installed superhero-themed playgrounds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in 125 locations. In July, it announced a spinoff meant to appeal <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/news\/chuck-e-cheese-opens-chucks-arcade-concept\/752043\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>to adults through arcade games<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The brand signed a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/news\/chuck-e-cheese-expands-united-kingdom\/760166\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>multi-unit development agreement<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in the United Kingdom in September. In November, the brand announced a new indoor playground concept, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chuckecheese.com\/takoma-park-md\/blogs\/chuck-e-cheese-opens-first-new-adventure-world-indoor-playground\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adventure World<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, \u201cfocused entirely on active play,\u201d according to a press release. Those new concepts have helped set the stage for a growth push under Drake.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Since 2024, Chuck E. Cheese has offered a tiered subscription pass as a way to encourage repeat visits and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantdive.com\/news\/chuck-e-cheese-launches-national-tiered-subscription-pass-free-games-discount-food\/724026\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>build consumer loyalty<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, a feature it still offers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.restaurantdive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Name: Chris Monroe New title: Executive vice president, chief financial officer, CEC Entertainment Previous title: Chief financial officer, Texas Roadhouse Chris Monroe will lead CEC\u2019s real estate development teams in addition to its finance functions, per a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2406685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2406684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CEC-Entertainment-adds-Texas-Roadhouse-vet-as-CFO.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406686,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406684\/revisions\/2406686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}