Kay Bogeajis, chief operating officer of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc., stepped down last week to pursue personal interests, the company said Monday.
El Pollo Loco said Bogeajis’ resignation was effective March 30. Her duties will be transitioned to other internal resources while the company searches for a successor.
“I would like to thank Kay for the valuable contributions she has made to our team over the last three years. I wish her well in all of her future endeavors,” Steve Sather, president and CEO of Costa Mesa, Calif.-based El Pollo Loco, said in a statement.
The 430-unit quick-service chain also announced changes to its board of directors on Monday.
William “Bill” Floyd and Carol “Lili” Lynton have been appointed as independent directors, effective April 1.
Floyd was chief operating officer of Taco Bell and KFC when the two brands were part of PepsiCo’s Restaurant Division, and was chairman of Buffet Holdings Inc. More recently he was chairman and CEO of Physiotherapy Associates, and chairman, president and CEO of Beverly Enterprises Inc. He also served as president and CEO of Choice Hotels International.
Lynton is the co-founder and operating partner of The Dinex Group, a specialty restaurant business launched in 1992 with New York-based chef Daniel Boulud. She also co-founded Internet banking firm Telebank, and she is chief investment officer of HD American Trust, a family investment office.
Lynton served previously as an analyst for both Sanford C. Bernstein and Lehman Brothers.
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