As president and chief operating officer, William ("Bill") oversees the leadership involved with the operations of Auntie Anne's, Inc.’s franchise business model, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and its manufacturing and distribution division called, City Line Manufacturing Company. Bill's primary focuses include strategically planning for the continued success of the corporation through a committed focus on franchisee relationships, new market establishment, venue diversification, and growing corporate revenue sales channels.

Before joining Auntie Anne's, Bill served as vice president and general manager for Sonoco CorrFlex (formerly CorrFlex Display and Packaging) of York, Pa. Bill helped to build that company to approximately $235 million in sales before Sonoco purchased CorrFlex in 2004.

Early in his career, Bill worked for his father in a family business that owned nine Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers® restaurants. Bill graduated from the University of Florida.Bill and his wife have three children and live in Lancaster, Pa. Bill enjoys playing golf, hunting, and rooting for the Florida Gators®.

Bill's favorite Auntie Anne's Pretzel is the Original.

As chief administrative officer, Beth oversees the executive offices, employee services, and facilities maintenance departments for Auntie Anne's, Inc. Her responsibilities include managing the office of the company's president, providing services to corporate employees that help them to serve franchisees more efficiently, and supervising maintenance of the corporate headquarters and warehouse, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

As corporate secretary, Beth is responsible for maintaining the official documents of corporation such as the official seal, records of shares issued, corporate bylaws, and minutes of all board and committee meetings.

She has been with the company since 1997 and has over 25 years of experience in administration, working with top-level executives in the legal, insurance, construction, marketing, advertising, and business franchise opportunities.

Beth and her husband live in Conestoga, Pa. and have two children and two grandchildren. She likes to spend her free time with her family and also enjoys a good workout.

Beth's favorite Auntie Anne's Pretzel is the Original with no butter.

As chief financial officer, Jim is responsible for managing and planning Auntie Anne's® cash flow and profitability. He also focuses on developing, maintaining, and analyzing internal procedures, reporting systems, and the operating and accounting controls needed to maintain proper records and provide information and analysis for management decision making. Jim is actively engaged in tracking ongoing economic trends in order to forecast and plan appropriately for the company's continued financial success.

A certified public accountant, Jim worked for seven years at the Harrisburg, Pa. office of Ernst and Young prior to starting a 20-year career in banking.

Before working for Auntie Anne's, Jim served as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at Waypoint Financial Corporation. Jim graduated from Elizabethtown College with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Jim and his wife live in Lancaster, Pa. and have two children and one grandchild. He enjoys bicycling, reading, and traveling.

Jim's favorite Auntie Anne's Pretzel is the Raisin Pretzel.