Lynne Zappone (January 2006)
Then: Vice President of Training and Development, Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group
Now: Chief Talent and HR Officer, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
After 11 years at InterContinental Hotels Group, Lynne Zappone moved to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen because it offered what she called “a blank sheet of paper.” She loved the challenge of evolving IHG’s learning function into a business-critical, organizational driver and jumped at the chance to replicate pieces of that experience in another company.
Quote: “CLOs are making a difference in their organizations because they are listening to what is happening in the business; they pay attention; they talk to their end-user customer; and they are making recommendations that improve the performance of the business. That’s the key.”
