Kent Taylor, CEO of Texas Roadhouse, Dead at 65
- 3 years ago
Kent Taylor,
CEO of Texas
Roadhouse,
Dead at 65.
Founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse
Kent Taylor died on March 18.
Greg Moore, lead director of Texas Roadhouse,
confirmed Taylor’s death in a statement. .
We are deeply saddened by the loss of
Kent Taylor. He founded Texas Roadhouse
and dedicated himself to building it into
a legendary experience for 'Roadies'
and restaurant guests alike, Greg Moore, via ‘People’.
Moore went on to praise Taylor for his selflessness
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He gave up his entire compensation
package to help support his frontline
workers. This selfless act was no surprise
to anyone who knew Kent and his strong
belief in servant leadership. He was without
a doubt, a people-first leader, Greg Moore, via ‘People’.
In addition to donating his salary and bonus,
which totaled more than $800,000, Taylor
bought protective gear for all his employees.
Employees at 537 Texas Roadhouse locations in the
United States received latex gloves, masks and eyewear. .
Taylor also contributed $5 million of
his own money to an emergency fund he
created nearly 10 years ago for his workers.
The fund, called Andy’s Outreach,
helps cover mortgage payments, rent,
utility bills and funeral expenses. .
I'm 64 years old and I call people under
55 kids. So I have 70,000 kids, and you
want to take care of them … I relate it to
my own personal family and I want to take
care of my family, is how I look at it, Kent Taylor, to ‘People’ (2020)
CEO of Texas
Roadhouse,
Dead at 65.
Founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse
Kent Taylor died on March 18.
Greg Moore, lead director of Texas Roadhouse,
confirmed Taylor’s death in a statement. .
We are deeply saddened by the loss of
Kent Taylor. He founded Texas Roadhouse
and dedicated himself to building it into
a legendary experience for 'Roadies'
and restaurant guests alike, Greg Moore, via ‘People’.
Moore went on to praise Taylor for his selflessness
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He gave up his entire compensation
package to help support his frontline
workers. This selfless act was no surprise
to anyone who knew Kent and his strong
belief in servant leadership. He was without
a doubt, a people-first leader, Greg Moore, via ‘People’.
In addition to donating his salary and bonus,
which totaled more than $800,000, Taylor
bought protective gear for all his employees.
Employees at 537 Texas Roadhouse locations in the
United States received latex gloves, masks and eyewear. .
Taylor also contributed $5 million of
his own money to an emergency fund he
created nearly 10 years ago for his workers.
The fund, called Andy’s Outreach,
helps cover mortgage payments, rent,
utility bills and funeral expenses. .
I'm 64 years old and I call people under
55 kids. So I have 70,000 kids, and you
want to take care of them … I relate it to
my own personal family and I want to take
care of my family, is how I look at it, Kent Taylor, to ‘People’ (2020)