Casey Named Adrian Butler as CIO

Recently, Butler was appointed as senior vice president and CIO at Dine Brands Global, parent company of IHOP and Applebee’s.

FREMONT, CA: Adrian Butler has joined Casey’s General Stores as chief information officer. In this role, he will lead the effort to “advance next generation technology” at the convenience retailer, Casey’s stated. Butler will lead all information technology (IT) innovation, modernization, strategy, and delivery at Casey’s.

Recently, Butler was appointed as senior vice president and CIO at Dine Brands Global, parent company of IHOP and Applebee’s. Prior to that, he spent four years at Target Corporation in different roles, including vice president of business solutions security, senior director of technology services and director of strategy, planning, security, architecture, and compliance. In his early career, Butler worked as vice president and CIO for Tom Joyner Online Education, vice president of IT for AccorHotels and manager of IT services and remote operations for American General.

“Adrian is a proven leader and technologist with deep experience across the restaurant and retail industries that will take our technology strategy to the next level,” commented Darren Rebelez, chief executive officer of Casey’s General Stores. “We have a strong leadership team in place at Casey’s, and I know that Adrian will contribute to delivering on our purpose and advancing our strategic plan.”

Butler is Casey’s third new hire within the past month and the fourth within the past two months. In the middle of May, Ena Williams set foot in the company as chief operating officer, and Steve Bramlage was named chief financial officer. In April, Casey’s named Michelle Wickham as vice president of foodservice.