David Hawthorne

David Hawthorne is the Chief People Officer for Anchor Point Management Group, LLC, franchisees of Taco Bell, Buffalo Wild Wings, 7 Brew, European Wax Center, and many other brands. David has spent over twenty exciting years with Anchor Point, growing from HR Manager to his current role, which he has held since 2014. As Chief People Officer, David leads human resources, benefits, payroll, and risk management for this restaurant and health/beauty services company exceeding $1B in revenue and employing more than 16,000 team members across more than 500 locations throughout the United States. Prior to Anchor Point, David has more than ten years of HR experience in the restaurant, technology, and insurance industries. In addition to his work in human resources, David is also an avid reader, baseball fan, whiskey aficionado, and motorcyclist (but not all at the same time). He is proud to be the only (as far as he knows) HR executive with an office full of baseball, Harley, whiskey, and martial arts memorabilia, so a visit to his office is much less like a visit to the “principal’s office” that most folks envision when they go to HR.