Patrick Doyle
publication date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)
category: Business
clue: Like turning over a new Domino, he oversaw a record-setting corporate turnaround in the fast-food industry that started when his company apologized for being terrible. He was hired a year later and named the best CEO of 2011 by CNBC.
explanation: Doyle was CEO of Domino's from 2010 to 2018, during which the company saw the largest same-store sales increases in industry history. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates

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