Steven Layt
Chief Executive Officer at Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc.
Profile
Steve Layt serves as an Executive Partner of Calera Capital.
He brings more than 30 years of global experience in the restaurant industry, including with services and technology supporting the industry.
Steve has held numerous senior executive positions across the restaurant industry during his career, most notably as the President of Applebee’s, the world’s largest casual dining restaurant company with more than $4.5 billion in annual revenues.
Prior to Applebee’s, Steve held other diverse executive leadership positions, including senior restaurant technology roles within YUM Brands as well as its Pizza Hut Division, where Steve assumed operational responsibility for more than 2,500 restaurants across the United States.
A native Australian, Steve received a bachelor’s degree in business from Southern Cross University and in 2015 was named SCU’s Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.
Steve is also an FAA (US) licensed pilot and a former Rescue Crew Officer with the Australian State Emergency Services.
In this role, Steve was a recipient of the prestigious “Premiers Award” for his extraordinary contributions as a first-responder to one of Australia’s worst transport disasters in 1989.
Steve is also an internationally certified Executive Performance Coach and a holder of the “Seven Seals Award” from the US Department of Defense in recognition of his support of US Military members.
Steven Layt active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
---|---|---|
Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc.
Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc. operates restaurants. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Chief Executive Officer | 2020-01-27 |
Calera Capital Advisors LP
Calera Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Calera Capital Advisors LP (Calera Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Robert Jaunich. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Steven Layt
Companies | Position | End |
---|---|---|
Applebee's International, Inc.
Applebee's International, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Applebee's International, Inc. develops franchises and operates restaurants. The firm provides food and beverage products which include traditional favorites and signature dishes. It also offers beer, wine, liquor, and specialty drinks. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA. | President | 2015-09-03 |
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2015-09-03 |
Pizza Hut LLC
Pizza Hut LLC RestaurantsConsumer Services Pizza Hut LLC operates a chain of restaurants. It offers pizzas, pastas, wings, sides and desserts, drinks, and catering services. The company was founded by Frank Carney and Daniel M. Carney on May 31, 1958 and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-12-31 |
YUM! BRANDS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Ovation Brands, Inc.
Ovation Brands, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Ovation Brands, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises buffet restaurants and steakhouses. It also offers website that lists the restaurants nearby sorted by food category or by the city. The company was founded by Roe H. Hatlen, Dermot F. Rowland, Doron R. Jensen and C. Dennis Scott in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Chief Operating Officer | - |
Training of Steven Layt
Southern Cross University | Undergraduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
Listed companies | 2 |
---|---|
YUM! BRANDS, INC. | Consumer Services |
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. | Consumer Services |
Private companies | 5 |
---|---|
Applebee's International, Inc.
Applebee's International, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Applebee's International, Inc. develops franchises and operates restaurants. The firm provides food and beverage products which include traditional favorites and signature dishes. It also offers beer, wine, liquor, and specialty drinks. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA. | Consumer Services |
Ovation Brands, Inc.
Ovation Brands, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Ovation Brands, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises buffet restaurants and steakhouses. It also offers website that lists the restaurants nearby sorted by food category or by the city. The company was founded by Roe H. Hatlen, Dermot F. Rowland, Doron R. Jensen and C. Dennis Scott in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Consumer Services |
Calera Capital Advisors LP
Calera Capital Advisors LP Investment ManagersFinance Calera Capital Advisors LP (Calera Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Robert Jaunich. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Pizza Hut LLC
Pizza Hut LLC RestaurantsConsumer Services Pizza Hut LLC operates a chain of restaurants. It offers pizzas, pastas, wings, sides and desserts, drinks, and catering services. The company was founded by Frank Carney and Daniel M. Carney on May 31, 1958 and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Consumer Services |
Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc.
Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Foodfirst Global Restaurants, Inc. operates restaurants. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL. | Consumer Services |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Steven Layt