Patty Trevino is a seasoned chief brand and marketing executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience building, revitalizing, and scaling iconic restaurant brands across QSR, fast casual, and casual dining. She has held C-suite and senior leadership roles at Denny’s, Red Lobster, CKE Holdings (Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s), Bloomin’ Brands, and Burger King, where she led brand strategy, menu and product innovation, loyalty and CRM, media, and guest experience initiatives that delivered profitable growth and operational impact.
Known as a trusted partner to CEOs, CFOs, boards, and franchisees, Patty brings deep expertise in brand transformation, P&L and ad fund management, and high-performing team leadership. Patty is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Taziki’s Mediterranean Grill, a fast-casual growth brand founded by Keith and Amy Richards in Birmingham, Alabama.
She is the founder of The 10th Chair Strategic Partners, advising restaurant and hospitality leaders on growth strategy, and is on the Board of Seafood Nutrition Partnership. Patty was named to Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2020 Power List.
She received her BBA in Management and Marketing from Our Lady of the Lake University and MBA from University of the Incarnate Word. A native Texan, Patty currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee with her husband, Luis, and daughter, Lizzy.