CiCi's Pizza has named industry veteran Jim Lebs chief financial officer, the company said Thursday.
Lebs succeeds Forbes Anderson, who left Coppell, Texas-based CiCi’s Enterprises LP in October, a spokeswoman said.
Lebs most recently was vice president for supply chain at Oklahoma City-based Sonic Drive-In.
Prior to Sonic, Lebs was a leader at Jack in the Box Inc. for nearly eight years, where he served in a variety of roles that included division vice president of accounting operations, director of operations, a divisional vice president of supply chain systems, and a divisional vice president of financial planning and analysis.
“Jim’s financial leadership, coupled with a deep understanding of operations and supply chain, will be a huge asset to CiCi’s as we look to revitalize and transform our brand,” Darin Harris, CiCi’s chief executive, said in a statement. “Bringing a leader of his caliber to CiCi’s is part of our strategic plan to be better at everything we do.”
CiCi’s, known for its value pizza buffet format, has seen several upper-level executive changes in the past months. In October, CiCi’s named Sarah McAloon chief marketing officer.
In Nation’s Restaurant News’ most recent Top 100 census, CiCi’s Pizza ranked No. 91 in U.S. systemwide foodservice sales, with $441 million in fiscal 2013. That was a decrease from a No. 82 ranking in the prior year, with $473 million in systemwide sales for 2012.
CiCi’s Pizza, which opened its first restaurant in 1985, has nearly 500 units in 34 states.
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