Aylwin Lewis

Aylwin B. Lewis (born May 28, 1954) is an American businessman. He is currently the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Potbelly Sandwich Works since June 2008.

In 1995, Aylwin Lewis became Senior VP of Marketing and Operations Development, a job he left in 1996 for a position as Senior VP of Operations at Pizza Hut. In 1997, he was promoted to COO at Pizza Hut; in 2000, he became COO at Yum! Brands. Following a 2004 defection to K-Mart, where he became CEO,investor Edward Lampert handpicked him to become CEO of Sears. At Potbelly, where he was hired as CEO in 2008, Lewis led the drive to take Potbelly public. Over 2013 and 2014, Potbelly's stock price decreased 66%, leading to some criticism of Lewis for taking a 66% pay raise during that period. Under Lewis's further tenure, Potbelly's stock prices have remained fairly stable, going from 13.16 in 2014 to 14.25 as of December 18, 2016.

Periodicals

• Chain Store Age, December 2004, p. 39.

• Detroit News, October 19, 2004.

• Houston Chronicle, October 19, 2004, p. 11.

• International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2004, p. 19.

• Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October 19, 2004; November 21, 2004.

• Seattle Times, November 18, 2004, p. E1.

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