Jack in the Box taps former CFO as chief executive

Lance Tucker has been named chief executive of Jack in the Box Inc.

Jack in the Box Inc. has made its interim leader its new CEO.

Lance Tucker has been named chief executive of the quick-serve restaurant company, and will also serve on the board of directors. Tucker was named interim principal executive officer in February after the resignation of then CEO Darrin Harris.

Harris spent nearly five years as CEO of Jack in the Box Inc., joining the company in June 2020. His previous experience includes serving as CEO, North America of The Regus Group, and CEO of CiCi’s Pizza.

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Tucker has served as Jack in the Box’s financial chief since Jan. 13, 2025, and previously served in this same role at the company from March 2018 to September 2020.

A restaurant industry veteran with more than 20 years of corporate finance experience, Tucker was the chief financial officer of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands, from September 2020 until January 2022.