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Gerald Wilkins formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, one of the world's premier restaurant and specialty food companies. During his seven years tenure at AFC, Wilkins led the company's successful IPO and Secondary Offerings and created a recapitalization plan, which strengthened the AFC balance sheet and lowered its borrowing costs.
In addition, Wilkins also served as vice president of International Business Planning at KFC International in Louisville, Kentucky. While at KFC International, he developed strategic and annual operating plans, directed financial forecasting, developed a proposal to centralize production utilizing a new automated food service preparation system and completed two major acquisitions.
Wilkins held several management positions at GE and GE Capital from 1985 to 1993, under the leadership of GE's CEO, Jack Welch. He began his career at GE as a Corporate Finance Analyst and assumed increasing levels of responsibility, including the position of Assistant Treasurer at GE Capital.
Wilkins serves on the Board of Zoo Atlanta as well as on the Board of Trustees for The Lovett School. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, 100 Black Men/Atlanta Chapter and a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2002.
Wilkins graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. He received his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1984. | 