When did Dawn Hooper become the interim Chief Financial Officer for Del Taco?
Del_Taco Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Dawn Hooper Interim Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Controller
Ms. Hooper has been our interim Chief Financial Officer since February 2025 and Senior Vice President, Controller since March 2022, and served Senior Vice President, Controller for DRL, JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB since December 2022. Ms. Hooper was Interim Principal Financial Officer for DRL, JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB from November 2024 to January 2025, February 2023 to August 2023, and August 2020 to January 2021. Ms. Hooper was Vice President, Controller for DRL, JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB from May 2020 to December 2022. Ms. Hooper served as Vice President, Assistant Controller for DRL from January 2013 to May 2020. She served in the same role for JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB from November 2018 to May 2020.
Source: Item 2 — BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (FDD pages 8–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Del Taco's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Dawn Hooper became the interim Chief Financial Officer in February 2025. She also holds the position of Senior Vice President, Controller, a role she has held since March 2022.
Prior to becoming the interim CFO for Del Taco, Ms. Hooper served as Interim Principal Financial Officer for DRL, JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB during three separate periods: November 2024 to January 2025, February 2023 to August 2023, and August 2020 to January 2021. She also held the position of Vice President, Controller for these entities from May 2020 to December 2022, and Vice President, Assistant Controller for DRL from January 2013 to May 2020, with a similar role for JIB Funding, SPV, JIB Properties, and JIB from November 2018 to May 2020.
This extensive history within Del Taco and related entities suggests that Ms. Hooper has a deep understanding of the company's financial operations. Her previous experience as Interim Principal Financial Officer likely prepared her for the responsibilities of the interim CFO role. For a prospective franchisee, this indicates that Del Taco's financial leadership is in the hands of an experienced executive familiar with the company's structure and financial processes.