Representative Allen Peake
HD 137 (R - Macon)
Allen Peake was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. Allen graduated from First Presbyterian Day School, attended Auburn University, and graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Accounting. Allen also attended Dallas Theological Seminary.
Allen started his restaurant career as an accounting supervisor for RMS Family Restaurants (RMS) in 1985. In 1988, he was part of a management led leveraged buyout that took RMS private and resulted in his promotion of chief financial officer. Allen passed the CPA exam in 1989, therefore earning his status as a certified public accountant. In 1995, Allen was promoted to president and chief executive officer of RMS. He helped lead RMS to become the 10th largest restaurant franchise company in the USA, operating over 130 restaurants in three different states, including Shoney’s, Popeye’s, Fazoli’s, Church’s, and Captain D’s.
In 1999, Allen and partner Mike Chumbley became Cheddar’s Casual Café franchisees. They also purchased the 11 Captain D’s from RMS in 2000. Allen now owns three Cheddar’s in Macon, Warner Robins, and Columbus and 12 Captain D’s in Macon and surrounding areas, including Augusta. Allen’s business philosophy is based on servant leadership – the biblical principle that the best leaders are those that serve others. Allen’s business model is based on service to customers, employees, and the communities in which his restaurants do business.
Allen has been married to Betsy Middlebrooks Peake for 23 years, and has three children – Kristi, a sophomore at Georgia College; Joby, a senior at First Presbyterian Day School; and Corrie, a 6th grader at First Presbyterian Day School. His mother, Ann Peake, has been involved in numerous charities in the Macon area. His father, George Peake, who passed away in 2000, was past president of Georgia Timberlands and also was a former chairman of the State Republican Party. His in-laws, Henry and Jane Middlebrooks, were both life-long educators, with Henry serving as headmaster at First Presbyterian Day School for 25 years. Jane passed away in 1994.
Allen’s hobbies include running, playing competitive amateur golf (he qualified for the 2005 United States Mid-Amateur), and helping coach the JV cross-country team at FPD. An interesting fact about Allen is that he applied for and was interviewed for the reality TV show “The Amazing Race”.
Allen has been involved with numerous committees with First Presbyterian Day School, the scholarship committee of the Georgia State Golf Foundation, and has supported numerous charities in the Middle Georgia area, including Sav-a-Life Crisis Pregnancy Center, Covenant Care Adoption Agency, Methodist Youth Home, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, PowerHouse, and Young Life. He is a member of the Macon Rotary Club and Ingleside Baptist Church.
For more information, visit www.allenpeake.com.