Phil Keiser, Culver's president and CEO, passed away of natural causes on Oct. 15, 2016. Having worked for Culver's for 20 years, he was the leader of over 20,000 team members at 580 Culver's locations in 24 states. Co-founder Craig Culver will assume the role of interim CEO until a successor is named.
"Culver's would not be what it is today without Phil's influence," Culver said. "Yet as great a loss as this is for us professionally, it doesn't begin to touch how much Phil will be missed on a personal level. We hurt most deeply for his wife Betsy, and his children: son Nate, wife Bethany and their children Caprina, Linea and Landon; son Nick, wife Maria and their child Harper; and daughter Kelsey."