Suzanne Greco (née DeLuca, born 1957/58) is an American businesswoman, who was the president and CEO of the
Subway
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fast food chain, from January 2015 to June 2018. She is the sister of
Fred DeLuca
Frederick Adrian DeLuca (October 3, 1947 – September 14, 2015) was an American businessman, who was the co-founder and president of the Subway franchise of fast food restaurants with Peter Buck. During his tenure, Subway grew into the largest f ...
, the co-founder of the company.
Early life
She was born Suzanne DeLuca, the daughter of Salvatore DeLuca and his wife Carmela DeLuca (née Ombres, daughter of Salvatore and Teresina Regasto Ombres).
She has a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic uni ...
.
Career
Greco began working at Subway in 1973
and was running operations and research and development.
She is the sister of
Fred DeLuca
Frederick Adrian DeLuca (October 3, 1947 – September 14, 2015) was an American businessman, who was the co-founder and president of the Subway franchise of fast food restaurants with Peter Buck. During his tenure, Subway grew into the largest f ...
the co-founder, and took over in January 2015, as her brother had been ill with leukemia for two years (he died in September 2015). She became the CEO of Subway in January 2015, and retired on June 30, 2018, when she became a senior advisor to the company, and was succeeded by
Trevor Haynes as CEO.
Personal life
She is married to Gary Greco, and they live in
Woodbridge, Connecticut
Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Woodbridge Green Historic District. Woodbridge is part of ...
.
References
1950s births
Living people
Sacred Heart University alumni
American chief executives of food industry companies
American women chief executives
People from Woodbridge, Connecticut
American people of Italian descent
21st-century American women
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