White Castle announced that Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel Anthony Joseph has been named the company’s president. The appointment marks the first time a non-family member holds this position in the company’s history.
Joseph, who has been with White Castle since 2016, has led the company’s legal, risk management, organizational development, technology and corporate relations functions. He will now oversee White Castle’s retail and manufacturing divisions as well.
“Anthony’s keen intellect, insight and devotion to the people of White Castle is evident in everything he does,” said White Castle Chief Executive Officer Lisa Ingram, a fourth-generation family member. “His leadership of our strategic planning process and great ability to build highly successful teams will serve us well as he takes on the additional responsibilities as president. I’m thankful for his guidance, which I’ll continue to rely on as I focus on my role as our CEO and chair of the board.”
The leadership change signals White Castle’s commitment to continued growth and its vision to “Feed the Souls of Craver Generations Everywhere” while also marking a significant shift in the family-owned enterprise. While Ingram passes along the role of president to Joseph, she will remain at the helm of the company as CEO and board chair.
“It’s an honor to be named president of White Castle,” Joseph said. “We’re a 104-year-old family-owned business with our best adventures and achievements still ahead of us. It’s humbling to be part of an enterprise devoted to making such a positive difference for our customers, our communities and our teams. I look forward to building on all our past success as we embrace our many opportunities for continued growth.”
The iconic brand founded in 1921 has marked several growth milestones in the past few years. In 2021, it celebrated its 100th birthday and has since opened new destination restaurants in the Phoenix and Orlando areas. Also in 2021, White Castle sold its 6 billionth retail Slider and — to keep up with growing demand for frozen Sliders — broke ground on a multimillion-dollar expansion of its plant in Vandalia, Ohio, near Dayton. Today the 150,000 square-foot facility, known as “The House That Bill Built” in honor of former president and CEO Bill Ingram, supplies packaged Sliders to retailers in all 50 states.
Prior to joining White Castle, Joseph spent over 15 years at food and beverage company Concessions International, serving as general counsel and later president. He has served on boards for the National Restaurant Association and Columbus State Community College and is an active board member of the Ohio History Connection and Grassroot Soccer.
A former member of the Peace Corps, Joseph graduated from Yale University and received his law degree from Columbia Law School. He’s a father of two college-aged children and a lifelong fan of Liverpool FC who, above all else, enjoys spending time with his wife, Leslie.
