Clifton is a proven industry leader and executive with over 35 years of experience in numerous restaurant companies throughout the U.S. Clifton is a visionary leader with extensive experience in communications, product development, strategic oversight and planning, financial analysis, contract negotiations, franchising, key partnership development, operations management, mergers and acquisitions, human resources, and organizational restructuring. Prior to joining GameIQ, Clifton was COO at Jack’s Restaurants, President and CEO at Bojangles’s Chicken and Biscuits and COO and Senior Vice President at Whataburger Restaurants LLC, and VP of Operations at KFC.

Mr. Rutledge is also a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and was a 4 year letterman on the Tigers Baseball Team.