Andrew Franklin Puzder (/ ˈ p ʌ z d ər /; born July 11, 1950) is an American attorney, author, and businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., a position he held from September 2000 to March 2017. [1]

Jan 22, 2025 · Andrew F. Puzder, the former chief executive of the corporation that owns the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast-food chains, is President Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to the...

Jan 23, 2025 · President Donald Trump has chosen Andrew Puzder to serve as ambassador to the European Union — a comeback for someone whose previous nomination to lead the Labor Department in 2017 was derailed...

Nov 5, 2024 · The former president weighs resurrecting Andrew Puzder for labor secretary, a scandal-ridden nominee who had to withdraw the last time he tried to join the Republican’s administration. Andrew...

Jan 23, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is nominating Andrew Puzder, a former CEO of CKE Restaurants, as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the European Union, a day after the new U.S....

Jan 23, 2025 · President Trump has selected Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO who he attempted to install in his first White House Cabinet, as his pick for ambassador to the European Union.

Jan 24, 2025 · President Donald Trump has picked former fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder to serve as ambassador to the European Union. Puzder was previously nominated to serve as Secretary of Labor during Trump’s...

Andrew F. Puzder is a speaker, political commentator, attorney, and retired chief executive officer. For 17 years he served as the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., an international corporation which owns popular restaurant chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s.

Oct 23, 2024 · "ESG has changed the United States more than any single law Congress has passed in fifty years. Leftwing ideologues now control our public companies, and most Americans have no idea it's happening. Andy Puzder has seen firsthand and describes it vividly in this amazing book." –Tucker Carlson.

Andrew Puzder is the former chief executive of CKE Restaurants, where he helped turn Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. into globally known fast food powerhouses. Starting as founder Carl Karcher’s personal attorney in 1986, Puzder became CEO in 2000 and led the company out of serious financial difficulties.