Leslie Christon

Vice President, Food and Beverage

With more than 25 years of experience in food and beverage-oriented retail and hospitality, Leslie Christon joined Paradies in 2011 as Vice President of Food and Beverage and will be responsible for growing the company's presence in the airport food and beverage concessions. Prior to joining Paradies, Christon held senior management positions for both publicly traded and privately held organizations including On The Border Restaurants/Brinker International, Red Lobster/Darden Restaurants, Flying J Restaurants, Shells Seafood Restaurants and Sutton Place Gourmet/Balducci's. Ms. Christon is a past board member of the Women's Foodservice Forum, and past National President of the Roundtable for Women in Foodservice. A frequent speaker in industry conferences, she is an advocate for mentoring our next generation of leadership in the hospitality industry. She is also a Conti Professor with Penn State, and a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier.

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