Wingstop Inc.
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Leadership History
3 leaders · 1994 to present
Wingstop reported $696.9 million in FY2025 revenue, $174.3 million in net income, and 1,367 team members. Michael Skipworth is CEO. The company ended FY2025 with 3,056 restaurants worldwide.
Wingstop makes money from franchise royalties, company-owned restaurant sales, advertising fund contributions, franchise fees, supply-chain coordination, and digital ordering. Franchisees bear most store-level food and labor costs, while corporate revenue scales with system-wide sales and new restaurant openings.
President and CEO
2022 – Present
4 years (current)
Leads global expansion, digital ordering, Smart Kitchen deployment, and the long-term 10,000-plus restaurant ambition.
CEO
2012 – 2022
10 years
Scaled the franchise system, led the 2015 IPO era, and sharpened Wingstop's digital and asset-light model.
Founder
1994 – 2003
9 years
Opened the first Wingstop in Garland, Texas and proved wings could anchor a dedicated restaurant concept.
Wingstop's main risks are domestic same-store sales softness, chicken commodity volatility for franchisees, franchisee profitability, consumer price sensitivity, labor costs, and QSR competition.
Michael Skipworth is CEO of Wingstop.
Wingstop's leadership agenda centers on franchise unit growth, digital sales, Smart Kitchen deployment, international markets, flavor innovation, and 10,000-plus global restaurant ambition.
Leadership changes help explain shifts in capital allocation, product priorities, risk appetite, and competitive positioning.
Wingstop's leaders have shaped its expansion, operating model, and response to industry change.