Scott Drake named CEO of Chuck E. Cheese

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CEC Entertainment, genitor institution of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, has named Scott Drake arsenic president and main enforcement officer, effectual Feb. 13. He succeeds David McKillips, who has served successful the relation since January 2020. 

Drake joined the institution successful 2024 arsenic main fiscal serviceman pursuing elder enactment roles astatine Farmer Brothers Coffee Co., GameStop, 7-Eleven, La Madeleine, and Coca-Cola. He began his vocation arsenic a elder auditor astatine PWC. 

"Under Scott's fiscal leadership, CEC strengthened its equilibrium sheet, refinanced its superior structure, and delivered maturation done cardinal strategical initiatives, and today, the institution is successful an enviable presumption among its competitors," CEC committee president Joshua Acheatel said successful a statement. "We convey David for his outstanding enactment during a pivotal play for the company, and we are assured that Scott is the close enforcement to pb CEC arsenic a powerhouse successful the dynamic household amusement space."

Chuck E. Cheese precocious completed a systemwide remodel and marque refresh and has launched aggregate marque extensions specified arsenic the caller Chuck E. Cheese Adventure World conception and Chuck’s Arcade. In the past 2 years, the institution has restructured and eliminated indebtedness and committed a $350 cardinal concern to execute the remodel/refresh. 

"CEC is operating from a presumption of spot arsenic we determination guardant successful 2026, and we are prepared to accelerate our enlargement domestically and internationally, with marque extensions and diversified gross streams," Drake said successful a statement. "As the planetary person successful household entertainment, CEC has the momentum, enactment team, and iconic presumption to execute continued occurrence successful the years to come."

The institution plans to proceed expanding its footprint done caller Chuck E. Cheese Adventure World locations, the maturation of its Mega-Superhero Playgrounds, and further resort-based Chuck's Arcades. It volition besides debut its archetypal Chuck E. Cheese successful the United Kingdom and proceed expanding its planetary presence.

As of Sep. 29, 2025, CEC and its franchisees run a full of 657 venues, of which 501 were company-operated venues located successful 44 states and Canada.

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