ADRIAN BUTLER
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL WINNER
Adrian Butler serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Dine Brands, Inc., a company known for its popular and iconic restaurant chains IHOP and Applebee’s. In his role as Chief Information Officer, he is responsible for Information Technology transformation and strategy, innovation, and technology delivery as well as building and enhancing the organization’s digital, mobile, social-media and data capabilities focused on growing the business and enhancing the guest experience.
Butler joined Dine Brands in August 2015 with more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in IT. Most recently, he was Vice President in the Technology Services division of Target Corporation. He started his IT career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force, leaving as a Captain. Following his Air Force career, Butler has had experience in IT across several industries including financial services/insurance, hospitality and retail.
Throughout his career, Butler has been recognized for outstanding leadership and performance, and was awarded Officer of the Year honors at both the organizational and Air Force base level, as well as various organizational and industry awards once his military career ended, including being named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders by Computerworld magazine. Butler earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Grambling State University, a master’s degree from Embry Riddle University, and a doctorate degree from University of Maryland.
