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Zach McLeroy
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Fast food
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Marital Status
- Divorced
Biography
Zach McLeroy founded the chicken chain Zaxby's with Tony Townley, his best friend since the seventh grade.
Townley and McLeroy each put up $8,000 to open the first Zaxby's restaurant in Statesboro, Georgia in 1990.
In 2020, McLeroy sold 20% of his stake to Goldman Sachs for an estimated $400 million; he still owns 30% of the business.
Townley sold his entire stake in the business to Goldman Sachs at the same time.
McLeroy served as CEO of Zaxby's until 2022; he remains chairman of the board of directors.