Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Dies at 58

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Dies at 58
Walt Ehmer, president and CEO of Waffle House, speaks on the phone after landing at the Wilmington airport with an emergency response team in Wilmington, N.C., on Sept. 17, 2018. Steve Helber/AP Photo
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ATLANTA—Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58, the foundation announced Sunday.

Ehmer joined Waffle House in 1992 and quickly rose to senior leadership, becoming president of the company in 2002, and later adding the titles of CEO and chairman, according to information from Georgia Tech University, his alma mater.